Ngataua Omahuru
Ngataua Omahuru was a Māori lawyer. He and his family lived in Mawhitiwhiti near Mount Taranaki in New Zealand's North Island.
Background[]
In 1869, when Omahuru was five years old, he was kidnapped during the battle of Te Ngutu o te Manu by Maori loyalists and taken to Whanganui. He was later adopted by William Fox, who later became the Premier of New Zealand. Fox changed Omahuru's name to William Fox Jr. and sent him to school in Wellington. He later sent him to live and work with the lawyer, Walter Buller. Omahuru became New Zealand's first Maori lawyer and eventually worked with his adoptive father, William Fox, on the Taranaki Land Commission.[1][2][3]
References[]
- ^ Walker, Peter (2002). The Fox Boy. ISBN 978-1-58234-219-1.
- ^ Perkins, Emily (28 July 2001). "Colonial kidnap". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ Sinclair, Keith; Dalziel, Raewyn. "Vogel, Julius". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
Categories:
- 1860s births
- New Zealand lawyers
- New Zealand Māori lawyers
- Children of prime ministers of New Zealand
- Kidnapped New Zealand people
- Kidnapped children
- Māori biography stubs
- New Zealand law biography stubs