biography
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Seddon, Richard John
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nickname King Dick
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| lived:
| (1845–1906)
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| biography:
| New Zealand statesman and prime minister (1893–1906), born in Eccleston, Lancashire, NW England, UK. He settled in New Zealand in 1866 and entered parliament in 1879. As prime minister he led a Liberal Party government remembered for its social legislation, such as the introduction of old-age pensions. He died at sea, while returning to New Zealand from Australia. |
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