Thomas Ingham Joynt was a senior member of the New Zealand legal profession from Christchurch.
23 Facts About Thomas Joynt
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Thomas Joynt had commenced legal training in Dublin and was admitted to the bar in 1863 in Christchurch; at the same time, he set up his own legal firm.
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In 1907, when the first ten King's Counsel were appointed in New Zealand, Thomas Joynt was acknowledged as the senior member of the bar.
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Thomas Joynt represented Kaiapoi on the Canterbury Provincial Council from 1871 until the abolition of provincial government some five years later.
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Thomas Joynt served on the Canterbury Executive Council as Provincial Solicitor for 15 months under William Montgomery.
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Thomas Joynt unsuccessfully stood for Parliament in 1884 election and this marked the end of his political ambitions.
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Thomas Joynt was born in 1830 in Dunmore, County Galway, Ireland.
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Thomas Joynt's parents were Thomas and Sarah Joynt.
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Thomas Joynt went to school in Tuam and then Dublin.
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Thomas Joynt trained as a lawyer in Dublin, where he met Justice Gresson, who would later admit him as a barrister to the Supreme Court.
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Thomas Joynt married Edith Abbott, the daughter of John Abbott, on 11 June 1856 in Glasnevin.
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Thomas Joynt first worked as a law clerk in Lyttelton at the Magistrate's Court, but moved to Christchurch in 1858 to take up employment with Gresson and then with Thomas Smith Duncan.
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Thomas Joynt then had a partnership with Allan William O'Neil, followed by one with Westby Perceval, and then with Acton Adams.
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Thomas Joynt trained others in law, and this included his brother-in-law, James Arthur Flesher, Walter Stringer, James Hay, and Maurice James Gresson.
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Thomas Joynt appeared in a large number of important civil cases, of which a Kaiapoi case in 1872 was remarkable.
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Thomas Joynt was sworn in on 12 June 1907, together with Walter Stringer, the other Canterbury appointment.
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Thomas Joynt was the solicitor of the Avon Road Board for 40 years until his death.
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Thomas Joynt had a close association with Robert Stout, who at the time of Joynt's death was Chief Justice.
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Thomas Joynt was well read and conversations with him were enjoyed by all.
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Thomas Joynt was immensely proud of the progress that Canterbury had made during his time in the colony.
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Thomas Joynt was re-elected in March 1874 and remained a member of the provincial government until its abolition on 31 October 1876.
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Thomas Joynt contested the Christchurch South electorate in the 1884 election, but was beaten by the incumbent, John Holmes, with 638 votes to 600.
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Thomas Joynt died on 5 September 1907 after a short illness at his home, survived by five sons and two daughters, and was buried at Barbadoes Street Cemetery.