Politician and runholder, Henry R. Russell, supported Henare Matua's Hawke's Bay Repudiation movement, and funded the Te Wananga newspaper as well as the Napier repudiation office.
Henry Russell
Personal details
Full Name:
Henry Robert Russell
Lifetime:
13 Jan 1817 – 30 Apr 1891
Biography
Main image: Repudiation party including Henare Matua, 1876
Repudiation party, including Henry Robert Russell (on seat, centre) and Henare Matua, probably in Napier, February 1876.
