Frederic Alonzo Carrington

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Date of birth / Date established
1807
Date of death / Date closed
15 Jul 1901
Place of birth / Place established
Chelmsford/Essex/England
Place of death / Place closed
New Plymouth/Taranaki/New Zealand
Person/Corporate type
Individual
Biography
Frederic Alonzo Carrington has often been called "The Father of New Plymouth". He selected the site of the settlement, was in charge of surveying the area and laid out a plan for the town. Carrington arrived in Taranaki on the Brougham-one of the earliest ships to come to New Plymouth- and was employed by the Plymouth Company as a surveyor. His brothers, Octavius and Wellington, who arrived a little later, were also surveyors. In 1869, Carrington was elected Provincial Superintendent and later the Member of Parliament for New Plymouth

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