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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts]
Mr. Thomas Henry Fitzgerald
Mr. Thomas Henry Fitzgerald, the first Superintendent of Hawke's Bay, was one of the principal agitators for separation from Wellington, and worked in conjunction with Mr. H. B. Sealey, who wrote articles, and opened a correspondence in the columns of the Wellington “Spectator.” Mr. Fitzgerald also represented Hawke's Bay in the House of Representatives. He was a surveyor by profession, and upon resigning the Superintendency, resumed his practice. He subsequently left New Zealand for Australia, where he died many years ago.