William T. Pritchard
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| Born | 1829 | ||||||||
| Died | 1907 | ||||||||
| Residence |
Spring Hill, Birmingham Mexico [1866] | ||||||||
| Occupation | diplomacy | ||||||||
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Notes
Office Notes
House Notes
1866.02.01 It was resolved that W.T. Pritchard Esq., FASL be appointed special Commissioner of Jamaica, and that £20 be voted for his expenses. [see also report of meeting of Jan. 16 1866 in JAS]
Notes From Elsewhere
William Thomas Pritchard (13 October 1829 - 1 November 1907) was a British consul and adventurer.
Pritchard was born in Papeete, Tahiti, the son of George Pritchard. He was educated in Britain before returning to join his father, the British consul in Samoa. In Samoa, he acquired an exceptional knowledge of the Polynesian language and traditions. In 1858 he was appointed the first British consul at Fiji, and in the same year traveled to England with an offer from Seru Epenisa Cakobau to cede Fiji to the British crown. He was dismissed from his post in 1863.
He is commemorated in the name of the Polynesian Megapode Megapodius pritchardii and the plant genus Pritchardia.
Publications
External Publications
Over the hills and down the dales, Mexico, Cuernavaca and Pacific Railway: History and traditions, ruins and landscapes Unknown Binding – 1 Jan 1898
Title Mexico: 1876-1892
Authors Luis Pombo, William T. Pritchard
House Publications
on the Viti islands Printed in Memoirs oct 1864. Read 15 nov 1864
on certain anthropological matters connected with the South Sea Islanders Read 20 dec 1864
on the physical & psychological characters of the Viti Islanders Read 28 feb 1865
