Charles Johnson Pharazyn (11 October 1802 – 16 August 1903) was a runholder, merchant, and member of the New Zealand Legislative Council who lived beyond 100 years of age.

[4] Pharazyn was appointed by the governor to the Legislative Council on 17 June 1869 called by premier Edward Stafford.

"During a discussion at the Education Board, (says the Evening Argus), as to the price to be charged for boarders attending the Tenui School the Hon.

[6] The New Zealand Mail followed up with: "It is refreshing to find that public opinion, as represented by the Press, entirely agrees with Mr. Pharazyn's statement that he was used to feed and clothe a family on £100 a year when at a station.

It had quite a reputation in its day, and was called, I believe, the " Go on " station, from a popular belief that to stop at it in hopes of getting anything would have been useless.

"[7] He was convicted and fined for offences in connection with voting in 1884, which gave the local paper the Evening Post some satisfaction.

His four sons died before him but he did leave five grandsons, four granddaughters and three great-grandchildren[1] one of them being Ella Pharazyn, whose furniture collection was in the Dominion Museum.