Richard James Strachan Harman, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRichard James Strachan Harman
New Zealand politician
Date of Birth: 14-Apr-1826
Date of Death: 26-Nov-1902
Profession: politician
Nationality: New Zealand
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Richard James Strachan Harman
- Richard James Strachan Harman (14 April 1826 – 26 November 1902) was trained as a civil engineer.
- However, in Christchurch, New Zealand, he worked as a bureaucrat, politician and businessman.
- He was one of the Canterbury Pilgrims, having arrived in Lyttelton, on Sir George Seymour, one of the First Four Ships.
- He was a business partner of Edward Cephas John Stevens and senior partner of Harman and Stevens, and together they took financial control of the Christchurch newspaper The Press from its original proprietor, James FitzGerald, over a protracted period.
- Harman held many important roles with the Canterbury Provincial Council and was the last Deputy-Superintendent.
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