He represented the electorate of Northern Maori from 1868 to 1870, when he retired.
[1] He had a Pākehā father and a Māori mother and through her, he was related to Tāmati Wāka Nene.
[2] He served as chief clerk in the Native Office at Wellington for several years, resigning in May 1884.
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