Harold Beauchamp
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Harold Beauchamp was New Zealand
banker.
Born in Ararat, Victoria
, Australia
to 15 November 1858 Arthur Beauchamp
and Mary Elizabeth Stanley, the family moved to Nelson
in 1961 and then Picton
. Arthor ran in the 1866 election
for the Picton electorate
but resigned in 1861, sold up and moved to isolated Beatrix Bay in Pelorus Sound
.
After they moved to Whanganui
in 1969, Harold attended Wanganui Collegiate School
and left at 14 to work for his father's general merchant and auctioneering business. He moved to Wellington
and started to do well in business. He married Annie Burnell Dyer, daughter of Margaret Isabella Mansfield and the late Joseph Dyer
; his mother and law moved in with him and they move to larger houses as his business improved. He became a partner in 1889 and a member of the Wellington Harbour Board in 1895. A personal friend of Richard Seddon
, in 1898 he was appointed to the board of the Bank of New Zealand
, rising to chairman and remaining on the board until 1936.
As a member of the 1901 Royal Commission on Federation he advised against New Zealand joining the Australian federation. Between 1903 and 1906 Harold's three daughters attended Queen's College, London
; when he returned to London to collect them, he attended the Sixth Congress of Federation of Chambers of Commerce of the British Empire and was received by King Edward VII.
After their return, Harold's personal life took several turns for the worse. His father Author died in Nelson in 1910. His son Leslie was killed in the war in October 1915. His mother Mary died in 1917. His wife Annie's health deteriorated and she died on 8 August 1918. He became estranged from his daughter Kathleen, who returned to Europe to find fame as Katherine Mansfield
, but whose writings did not paint him in an overly favorable light.
In his later years, he traveled frequently between London and Wellington and his reports of the trading outlook for New Zealand's primary exports widely reported.
He died in Wellington, on 5 October 1938. He left substantial gifts to the National Art Gallery
.
Harold's brother Harry Lomax Beauchamp farmed at Ōtaki
for many years, dying in 1939.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
banker.
Born in Ararat, Victoria
Ararat, Victoria
Ararat is a city in south-west Victoria, Australia, about west of Melbourne, on the Western Highway on the eastern slopes of the Ararat Hills and Cemetery Creek valley between Victoria's Western District and the Wimmera...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
to 15 November 1858 Arthur Beauchamp
Arthur Beauchamp
Arthur Beauchamp was a 19th century Member of Parliament from New Zealand. Arriving from Australia on 15 November 1858, he lived much of his life in a number of locations around the top of the South Island...
and Mary Elizabeth Stanley, the family moved to Nelson
Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson is a city on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay, and is the economic and cultural centre of the Nelson-Tasman region. Established in 1841, it is the second oldest settled city in New Zealand and the oldest in the South Island....
in 1961 and then Picton
Picton
-People:* Cesar Picton , from slave to successful businessman in England* Thomas Picton , Welsh soldier* Robert Pickton , Canadian serial killer-Animal:...
. Arthor ran in the 1866 election
New Zealand general election, 1866
The New Zealand general election of 1866 was held between 12 February and 6 April to elect 70 MPs to the fourth term of the New Zealand Parliament. 13,196 votes were cast....
for the Picton electorate
Picton (New Zealand electorate)
Picton was a parliamentary electorate in the Marlborough Region of New Zealand, from 1861 to 1887.-Population centres:This electorate is based on the town of Picton.-History:...
but resigned in 1861, sold up and moved to isolated Beatrix Bay in Pelorus Sound
Pelorus Sound
Pelorus Sound is the largest of the sounds which make up the Marlborough Sounds at the north of the South Island, New Zealand. The Marlborough Sounds is a system of drowned river valleys, which were formed after the last ice age around 10,000 years ago...
.
After they moved to Whanganui
Whanganui
Various places in New Zealand are called Whanganui:*Whanganui, a city at the mouth of the Whanganui River, also often spelled "Wanganui", Manawatu-Wanganui Region*Whanganui District, Manawatu-Wanganui Region*Whanganui Island, Waikato Region...
in 1969, Harold attended Wanganui Collegiate School
Wanganui Collegiate School
Wanganui Collegiate School is an independent, coeducational, day and boarding secondary school in Wanganui, New Zealand. The school is affiliated to the Anglican church.-About:...
and left at 14 to work for his father's general merchant and auctioneering business. He moved to Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
and started to do well in business. He married Annie Burnell Dyer, daughter of Margaret Isabella Mansfield and the late Joseph Dyer
Dyer
Dyer may refer to:*A person who works with dyes as an occupationPlacesIn the United States:* Dyer, Arkansas, a village* Dyer, Indiana, a village* Dyer, Nevada, a village* Dyer, Tennessee, a villagePeople* Dyer -See also:...
; his mother and law moved in with him and they move to larger houses as his business improved. He became a partner in 1889 and a member of the Wellington Harbour Board in 1895. A personal friend of Richard Seddon
Richard Seddon
Richard John Seddon , sometimes known as King Dick, is to date the longest serving Prime Minister of New Zealand. He is regarded by some, including historian Keith Sinclair, as one of New Zealand's greatest political leaders....
, in 1898 he was appointed to the board of the Bank of New Zealand
Bank of New Zealand
Bank of New Zealand is one of New Zealand’s largest banks and has been operating continuously in the country since the first office was opened in Auckland in October 1861 followed shortly after by the first branch in Dunedin in December 1861...
, rising to chairman and remaining on the board until 1936.
As a member of the 1901 Royal Commission on Federation he advised against New Zealand joining the Australian federation. Between 1903 and 1906 Harold's three daughters attended Queen's College, London
Queen's College, London
Queen's College is an independent school for girls aged 11–18. It is located in central London at numbers 43-49, Harley Street. Founded in 1848 by F. D. Maurice, Professor of English Literature and History at King's College London along with a committee of patrons, the College was the first...
; when he returned to London to collect them, he attended the Sixth Congress of Federation of Chambers of Commerce of the British Empire and was received by King Edward VII.
After their return, Harold's personal life took several turns for the worse. His father Author died in Nelson in 1910. His son Leslie was killed in the war in October 1915. His mother Mary died in 1917. His wife Annie's health deteriorated and she died on 8 August 1918. He became estranged from his daughter Kathleen, who returned to Europe to find fame as Katherine Mansfield
Katherine Mansfield
Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp Murry was a prominent modernist writer of short fiction who was born and brought up in colonial New Zealand and wrote under the pen name of Katherine Mansfield. Mansfield left for Great Britain in 1908 where she encountered Modernist writers such as D.H. Lawrence and...
, but whose writings did not paint him in an overly favorable light.
In his later years, he traveled frequently between London and Wellington and his reports of the trading outlook for New Zealand's primary exports widely reported.
He died in Wellington, on 5 October 1938. He left substantial gifts to the National Art Gallery
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is the national museum and art gallery of New Zealand, located in Wellington. It is branded and commonly known as Te Papa and Our Place; "Te Papa Tongarewa" is broadly translatable as "the place of treasures of this land".The museum's principles...
.
Harold's brother Harry Lomax Beauchamp farmed at Ōtaki
Otaki
Otaki may refer to:*Ōtaki , a parliamentary electorate in New Zealand*Otaki, New Zealand, a town in New Zealand*Otaki River, a river in New Zealand*Ōtaki, Chiba, a town in Japan*Ōtaki, Saitama, a former village in Japan...
for many years, dying in 1939.