# William Cautley

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William Oldfield Cautley Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Waimea In office 24 May 1854 – 26 May 1854 Succeeded by William Travers Personal details Born 1822 Buckinghamshire, England Died (1864-02-17)17 February 1864 London, England

**William Oldfield Cautley** [JP](/source/Justice_of_the_peace#New_Zealand) (1822 – 17 February 1864) was a [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand) settler and politician.

## Early life and family

Cautley was born in the English county of [Buckinghamshire](/source/Buckinghamshire) in 1822, the son of the Reverend Richard Cautley.[1] He was educated at [Uppingham School](/source/Uppingham_School) from 1837 to 1840, where he was an [exhibitioner](/source/Exhibition_(scholarship)) on leaving,[2] and then matriculated at [Emmanuel College, Cambridge](/source/Emmanuel_College%2C_Cambridge) in the [Michaelmas term](/source/Michaelmas_term), 1840.[1]

However, in September 1841 he sailed from [West India Docks](/source/West_India_Docks) on the *Mary Ann*, bound for the [New Zealand Company](/source/New_Zealand_Company)'s new settlement of [Nelson](/source/Nelson%2C_New_Zealand), landing there on 8 February 1842.[3] He began farming a property known as "Wensley Hill" at Waimea East (now called [Richmond](/source/Richmond%2C_New_Zealand)).[4][5]

In September 1842 Cautley was appointed as the Nelson postmaster and clerk to magistrates,[6] and in 1848 he was appointed a Justice of the Peace for the province of [New Munster](/source/New_Munster_Province).[7]

## Political career

New Zealand Parliament Years Term Electorate Party 1853–1854 1st Waimea Independent

In 1850, Cautley was appointed as a member of the short-lived Legislative Council of the province of New Munster.[8]

In the [1853 general election](/source/1853_New_Zealand_general_election), Cautley was elected as representative for the [Waimea](/source/Waimea_(New_Zealand_electorate)) electorate alongside [David Monro](/source/David_Monro_(New_Zealand_politician)). The first session of the [1st New Zealand Parliament](/source/1st_New_Zealand_Parliament) started on 24 May 1854, and Cautley resigned his seat on 26 May 1854. He did not serve in any further Parliaments.[9]

In November 1854, Cautley was elected as a member for Waimea East on the [Nelson Provincial Council](/source/Nelson_Province) following the death of sitting member Francis Otterson. Cautley defeated [Stephen Lunn Müller](/source/Mary_Ann_M%C3%BCller) by 54 votes to 40.[10][11]

## Later life

Cautley died in [London](/source/London) on 17 February 1864, after a long illness.[12]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Alumni_Cantabrigienses_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Alumni_Cantabrigienses_1-1) [Venn, J.A.](/source/John_Archibald_Venn) (1940). [*Alumni Cantabrigienses, Part II, Volume I*](https://archive.org/details/p2alumnicantabri01univuoft). Cambridge University Press. p. 542. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [*Uppingham School Roll, 1824 to 1905*](https://archive.org/details/uppinghamschool00schogoog). London: Edward Stanford. 1906. p. 13. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Early settlers database – passenger details"](http://www.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/early%2Dsettlers/passengerDetails.aspx?passengerId=424). Nelson Provincial Museum. 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [*The Cyclopedia of New Zealand: Nelson, Marlborough & Westland provincial districts*](http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc05Cycl-t1-body1-d1-d1-d3.html). Christchurch: Cyclopedia Company. 1906. p. 33. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Advertisements"](http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NENZC18460207.2.2.1). *Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle*. 7 February 1846. p. 193. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Blue Books 1840–1855"](http://www.nzpictures.co.nz/1842BlueBook.pdf) (PDF). Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 5 February 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Magistrates"](https://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ourstuff/Magistrates.htm). Rootsweb. Retrieved 4 July 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Colonial Secretary's Office"](http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=WI18500810.2.11). *Wellington Independent*. 10 August 1850. p. 3. Retrieved 5 February 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Wilson_9-0)** [Wilson, Jim](/source/Jim_Wilson_(librarian)) (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. *New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984* (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [154283103](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/154283103).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Waimea East election"](http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NENZC18541111.2.7). *Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle*. 11 November 1854. p. 2. Retrieved 5 February 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Waimea East election"](http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NENZC18541115.2.5). *Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle*. 15 November 1854. p. 2. Retrieved 5 February 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Died"](http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NENZC18640505.2.6). *Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle*. Vol. XXIII, no. 54. 5 May 1864. p. 2. Retrieved 4 July 2010.

New Zealand Parliament New constituency Member of Parliament for Waimea 1853–1854 Served alongside: David Monro Succeeded by William Travers

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