A'DEANE, JOHN (1826-89) was born at Ashcott, Somersetshire, his father being an army surgeon named Tucker. Educated at Grosvenor College, Bath, he spent some years in the Taunton branch of a banking house of which his uncle was a director. He came to New Zealand in 1855 with his only brother and for some years they gained experience on Hawkes Bay stations, chiefly in the Waipukurau district. He then took up an extensive property which he called Ashcott and converted into one of the finest stations in the province. He contested the Napier seat in Parliament (1861). In 1863 he visited England, and while there changed his name to A'Deane, and married a daughter of Robert Deane Bayly, Kilcott, Gloucestershire. He was in the Hawkes Bay Provincial Council for Waipukurau (1859-62). After his return from England he represented Hampden (1867-71), Te Aute (1871-75) and Ruataniwha (1875-76). For most of this time he held some office. He was speaker from 1867 to 1871; was in the executive in 1869, and was again speaker when the provincial period was closing. A'Deane died on 31 Aug 1889.

Cycl. N.Z., vi (p); London Gaz., 3 Nov 1865; Hawkes Bay Gaz., 20 Feb 1866; N.Z. Gaz., 13 Mar 1866.

Reference: Volume 1, page 19

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