RUSSELL, THOMAS PURVIS (1819-1906) was born in Scotland, and came to New Zealand as a young man with his brothers. He took up land first in the Wairarapa and then in Hawkes Bay. He was the owner of the Woburn estate (now Hatuma), the acquisition of which by the Government led to long litigation. After parting with that property, he retired to live in Warroch, Kinross-shire, Scotland, where he died on 30 Jan 1906. Russell was a member of the Wellington Provincial Council for Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay (1856-57), and of the Hawkes Bay Council for Waipukurau (1863-67). He married (1859) Mary Glass, daughter of J. P. Sainsbury (Bath).

N.Z. Times, 2 Feb 1906; Hawkes Bay Herald, 3 Feb 1906.

Reference: Volume 2, page 136

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