VON STURMER, FREDERICK JOHN (1829-97) was born at Oxford, the son of the Rev F. W. von Sturmer, rector of Heapham, Lincolnshire. Educated for holy orders, he sailed in 1851 for Victoria and spent some years on the goldfields. In 1858 he came to New Zealand and settled at Wade, where he lost his money farming and fruit growing. In 1863 he became sub-editor and in 1864 editor of the New Zealand Herald, resigning in 1872 to edit the Coromandel Mail. He started the Coromandel News, but sold it to the Mail and rejoined that paper. In Dec 1872 he was appointed to the editorship of the Waikato Times, which shortly afterwards he relinquished to engage in fruit growing at Hamilton. Von Sturmer served in the militia during the Waikato war. In early life he published a small volume of verse. He died on 5 Aug 1897.

N.Z. Herald, 6 Aug 1897.

Reference: Volume 2, page 217

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