1. Thomas Kynnersley was born in Uttoxeter in the West Midlands region of England, the son of Birmingham magistrate Thomas Clement Sneyd-Kynnersley and his wife, Eliza.
15 Facts About Thomas Kynnersley
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Mary Palmer Kynnersley was his twin sister and Loxley Hall was the country house of the family.
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Thomas Kynnersley was appointed warden for Pelorus gold fields in late 1864 and soon transferred to the West Coast during the West Coast gold rush.
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Thomas Kynnersley was based at Cobden and controlled the area from the Grey River to Karamea in the north.
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Thomas Kynnersley moved his residence north to Brighton, then to Charleston at the Waitakere River, and then to Westport.
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Thomas Kynnersley is described as a capable administrator, as popular and daring.
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Thomas Kynnersley had tuberculosis and because of ongoing sickness, he resigned from his positions at the end of 1868, going to Melbourne in January 1869.
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Thomas Kynnersley spent some time in England and in a letter published in The London Times, he commented on Earl Granville's despatch.
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Thomas Kynnersley returned on the Lincolnshire to Melbourne in November 1869 and arrived in New Zealand in February 1870 on the Tararua.
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Thomas Kynnersley was offered and accepted the role as goldfield warden in the Wangapeka, where he was favourably received.
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Collins and Thomas Kynnersley held their executive appointments from 15 March to 4 June 1870.
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Thomas Kynnersley's appointment proved controversial and Robinson was threatened with censure and a vote of no confidence.
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Simultaneously, a vacancy occurred in the Westland North parliamentary electorate through Timothy Gallagher's resignation and on 1 June 1860, Thomas Kynnersley advertised his candidacy.
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Thomas Kynnersley stood as an independent, but supporting the Fox Ministry in their stance on the New Zealand War.
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Thomas Kynnersley advocated for the abolition of the provincial government system.