Westby Perceval

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Westby Brook Perceval, circa 1890

Sir Westby Brook Perceval (11 May 1854 – 23 January 1928) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party.

Biography

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1887–1890	10th	Christchurch South		Independent
1890–1891	11th	City of Christchurch		Liberal

Perceval was born in Launceston, Tasmania in 1854. In 1867 he won a junior Somes scholarship to Christ's College, Christchurch. At the age of 16, in May 1870, he was received into the Catholic church. He completed his secondary education at Stonyhurst College in England. He married Jessie Johnston, daughter of John Johnston, in 1880. He was a lawyer in Christchurch.

He represented the Christchurch South electorate from the 1887 general election to the end of the parliamentary term in 1890, and then the City of Christchurch electorate from the 1890 general election to September 1891, when he resigned. For the last three months in Parliament, he was Chairman of Committees.

He was made Agent-General to the United Kingdom from 1891 to 1896, and then Agent-General for Tasmania from 1896 to 1898.

Perceval was knighted (KCMG) in 1894 and died in Surrey, England in 1928.

References

Political offices
Preceded by Ebenezer Hamlin	Chairman of Committees of the House of Representatives 1891	Succeeded by William Lee Rees
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by John Holmes	Member of Parliament for Christchurch South 1887–1890	In abeyance Title next held by Harry Ell
Vacant Constituency recreated after abolition in 1881 Title last held by Samuel Paull Andrews, Edward Richardson, Edward Cephas John Stevens	Member of Parliament for Christchurch 1890–1891 Served alongside: William Pember Reeves, Richard Molesworth Taylor	Succeeded by William Pember Reeves, Richard Molesworth Taylor, Ebenezer Sandford
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Dillon Bell	Agent-General of New Zealand in the United Kingdom 1891–1895	Succeeded by William Pember Reeves