Henry Sewell

19th-century New Zealand politician (1807-1879)
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Summary

Henry Sewell was born on September 7, 1807[1], in Newport[2]. He died on May 14, 1879[3], in Cambridge[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and lawyer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (509 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: New Zealand[8], United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9]
  • Position held: Member of the New Zealand Parliament[10], Prime Minister of New Zealand[11], Minister of Justice[12], Minister of Finance[13], Attorney-General of New Zealand[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Commons category: Henry Sewell[16]
  • Family name: Sewell[17]
  • Given name: Henry[18]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[19], The Dictionary of Australasian Biography, 1892[20]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[21]
  • Name in native language: Henry Sewell[22]
  • Number of children: 6[23]
  • Sibling: William Sewell[24], Elizabeth Missing Sewell[25]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject New Zealand/politics[26]

Why It Matters

Henry Sewell has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Henry Sewell born?

Henry Sewell was born in Newport[2].

Where did Henry Sewell die?

Henry Sewell passed away in Cambridge[4].

What did Henry Sewell do for work?

Henry Sewell worked as a politician[5] and lawyer[6].

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  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · DrThneed · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject New Zealand/politics
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  2. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Newport
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eu', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'it', 'kaa', 'ko',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Place of birth: Isle of Wight, QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  3. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → Member of the New Zealand Parliament, Prime Minister of New Zealand, Minister of Justice +5
    Place of death → Cambridge
    Sex or gender → male
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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