PICARD, ALFRED CHRISTOPHER, was born in England, and was a man of considerable culture and education and a brilliant speaker. He came to New Zealand in the Ajax (1848) and settled in Nelson. He represented Motueka and Massacre Bay in Parliament (1853-55) and was elected for Motueka in the Nelson Provincial Council in Aug 1855. He died on 17 Sep 1855.

Parltry Record; Cycl. NZ, v.

Reference: Volume 2, page 86

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