STERICKER, EDWARD GLAVES (1830-1914), who was born in Yorkshire, was the son of a farmer, and was brought up as a tea taster. Arriving in Lyttelton in 1853 by the John Taylor, he went to South Canterbury, and in 1857, in partnership with George Hall, took up The Pass, in the Mackenzie Country. In 1866-67 he represented Seadown in the Provincial Council. He was a captain in the first Timaru volunteer corps, an active member of the local agricultural society, and a freemason in Lodge Globe Star. For many years he kept the local weather records at Sutton farm. Several features in the Mackenzie Country, including Mount Edward and Stericker's Mound, are named after him. He died on 20 Mar 1914.

Cycl. N.Z., iii (p); Anderson; Timaru Herald, 21 Mar 1914.

Reference: Volume 2, page 168

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