Edward Carthew
Date of birth / Date established
1819
Date of death / Date closed
1875
Place of birth / Place established
Place of death / Place closed
Person/Corporate type
Individual
Biography
Captain Carthew arrived to the North Island from Otago on board the Phoebe in 1846 with 29 volunteers. Their goal was to settle regions in accordance with an Act passed in 1863 that called for the colonization of the island to remove power from Maori tribes.
