FELDWICK, HENRY (1844-1908) was born at Norwood, Surrey, and in 1858 came to New Zealand with his father, for whom he worked for some years on his farm at Kaiapoi. There he became local correspondent of the Lyttelton Times, and two years later was appointed sub-editor of the Timaru Herald. In 1871 he returned to Christchurch to take charge of the Star and Canterbury Times, and in 1876 he became a partner in the Southland Daily News. Feldwick was for three years on the Southland education board; was several times mayor of Invercargill; was a volunteer for 22 years (retiring as colonel in 1903) and a prominent freemason (S.C.). He represented Invercargill in Parliament 1878-79, being defeated in 1879 by Wakefield for Geraldine and by Bain for Invercargill. He was afterwards member for Invercargill (1881-84 and 1887-90). In 1892 he was called to the Legislative Council, of which he was a member till his death on 3 Aug 1908.

Parltry Record; N.Z.P., 9 Aug 1908; N.Z. Times, 17 Oct 1892; Southland Times, 4 Aug 1908. Portrait: Parliament House.

Reference: Volume 1, page 139

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