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Vincent Pyke

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from 1893 to 1894 when he died. He was noted for his loyalty to Clyde and his Central Otago constituents.
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and then the gold diggings in Victoria where he spent two years as a miner around Forest Creek,
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In 1857, Pyke was appointed emigration agent in England in conjunction with the Right Hon.
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Pyke was also a journalist, and wrote two novels about life on the goldfields,
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from November 1856 to February 1857 and again from October 1859 and June 1862.
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as Vincent Pike. He married Frances Renwick on 7 September 1846 at
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and opened a store at Forest Creek. Pyke was elected to represent
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Unsuccessful candidates in the 1890 New Zealand general election
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Pyke and family went to Australia in 1851, first to
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Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
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Vincent"  728: 719: 711: 695: 687: 677: 668: 660: 653: 643: 623: 618: 608: 592: 587: 580: 554: 549: 542: 391:Dunedin Northern Cemetery 315:In 1862 Pyke visited the 299: 272: 249: 226: 203: 178: 153: 131: 128: 380: 348:–1890. He contested the 321:Otago Provincial Council 360:. He then represented 655:New Zealand Parliament 626:Member for Castlemaine 482:Parliament of Victoria 122:New Zealand Parliament 26: 706:Electorate abolished 25:Vincent Pyke, ca 1877 24: 639:Butler Cole Aspinall 98:Castlemaine Boroughs 567:James Atkin Wheeler 323:. He then moved to 125: 664:Bendix Hallenstein 647:George Allen Smyth 632:Served alongside: 601:Served alongside: 526:five works by Pyke 119: 84:and Fryer's Creek 40:, New Zealand and 27: 738: 737: 729:Succeeded by 678:Succeeded by 644:Succeeded by 609:Succeeded by 369:Wild Will Enderby 313: 312: 52:Pyke was born in 847: 712:Preceded by 688:Preceded by 661:Preceded by 604:Alexander Palmer 573:Original Council 540: 539: 514: 513: 506:Scholefield, Guy 502: 493: 492: 490: 488: 474: 468: 467: 465: 463: 442: 433: 432: 422: 411: 358:Scobie Mackenzie 317:Otago goldfields 126: 123: 118: 855: 854: 850: 849: 848: 846: 845: 844: 740: 739: 734: 732:William Larnach 725: 717: 701: 693: 691:Thomas Shepherd 683: 674: 666: 649: 637: 631: 629: 614: 600: 598: 574: 563: 561: 522: 517: 503: 496: 486: 484: 478:"Pyke, Vincent" 476: 475: 471: 461: 459: 443: 436: 415:Mennell, Philip 412: 403: 399: 383: 121: 117: 78:South Australia 74: 50: 17: 12: 11: 5: 853: 843: 842: 837: 832: 827: 822: 817: 812: 807: 802: 797: 792: 787: 782: 777: 772: 767: 762: 757: 752: 736: 735: 730: 727: 718: 715:Hugh Valentine 713: 709: 708: 703: 694: 689: 685: 684: 679: 676: 667: 662: 658: 657: 651: 650: 645: 642: 622: 616: 615: 612:Robert Sitwell 610: 607: 591: 585: 584: 578: 577: 570: 553: 547: 546: 538: 537: 532: 521: 520:External links 518: 516: 515: 494: 469: 434: 400: 398: 395: 382: 379: 311: 310: 305: 303: 298: 293: 286: 285: 282: 281: 276: 274: 271: 266: 259: 258: 253: 251: 248: 243: 236: 235: 230: 228: 225: 220: 213: 212: 207: 205: 202: 197: 190: 189: 184: 182: 177: 172: 165: 164: 159: 157: 152: 147: 140: 139: 136: 133: 130: 116: 113: 73: 70: 54:Shepton Mallet 49: 46: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 852: 841: 838: 836: 833: 831: 828: 826: 823: 821: 818: 816: 813: 811: 808: 806: 803: 801: 798: 796: 793: 791: 788: 786: 783: 781: 778: 776: 773: 771: 768: 766: 763: 761: 758: 756: 753: 751: 748: 747: 745: 733: 724: 723: 716: 710: 707: 704: 700: 699: 692: 686: 682: 681:Henry Manders 673: 672: 665: 659: 656: 652: 648: 641: 640: 636: 628: 627: 621: 617: 613: 606: 605: 597: 596: 590: 586: 583: 579: 576: 571: 569: 568: 560: 559: 552: 548: 545: 541: 536: 533: 531: 527: 524: 523: 511: 507: 501: 499: 483: 479: 473: 458: 454: 453: 448: 445:Hearn, T. 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Index


Otago
Victoria
Shepton Mallet
Somerset
England
Bristol
South Australia
Castlemaine
Bendigo
Castlemaine
Victorian Legislative Council
Castlemaine Boroughs
Victorian Legislative Assembly
Hugh Childers
New Zealand Parliament
1873
5th
Wakatipu
Independent
1875
6th
Dunstan
Independent
1879
7th
Independent
1881
8th
Independent

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