Jerningham Wakefield, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jerningham Wakefield

New Zealand politician

Date of Birth: 25-Jun-1820

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 03-Mar-1879

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Edward Jerningham Wakefield (25 June 1820 – 3 March 1879), known as Jerningham Wakefield, was the only son of Edward Gibbon Wakefield.
As such, he was closely associated with his father's interest in colonisation.
He worked for the New Zealand Company and later was a member of the Canterbury Association.
He was active as a politician in New Zealand, both at national and provincial level, but became an alcoholic and died penniless in an old people's home.