CADMAN, JEROME (1816-79). Of Shropshire parentage, Jerome Cadman emigrated to New South Wales in 1840, and came to New Zealand in 1848. He was identified with the early history of the Coromandel goldfields, where he owned a sawmill from 1855. Moving to Auckland, he carried on a successful business as builder and contractor and was responsible for much of the Queen Street wharf construction. He was a member of the Anglican Church, representing his parish of St Matthews in the diocesan synod until 1867, and after that Christ Church, Coromandel. He was also a member of the Auckland City Council (1854-55). In provincial politics Cadman was a member of the Constitutionalist Party and a supporter of Williamson, with whom he collaborated in initiating the 40-acre settlement scheme. He was a commissioner for the Drury railway. In the Provincial Council he represented the Northern Division (1859-67), and from 1870 until the abolition he represented Coromandel. Thereafter he spent a few years in Honolulu and California. Cadman died 13 Jul 1879.

Auckland P.C. Proc.; Southern Cross, 4 Oct 1865; Thames Star, 14 Jul 1879; Thames Advertiser, 28 Jul 1870; Church Times, Aug 1879.

Reference: Volume 1, page 82

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