Henry Coote

Henry Joseph Coote (9 January 1819 – 25 March 1867), known as Major Coote,[note 1] was a British army officer who served in India, Corfu and New Zealand and returned to breed sheep in New Zealand on his retirement from the army.

He was a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council from 8 July 1865 until his death in his 49th year on 25 March 1867.

[4] A professional soldier Henry Joseph Coote had been educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.

Commissioned Lieutenant in 1839 and Captain in 1844 Coote was appointed Major in 1857[5] when attached to the new arrivals in New Zealand, the 18th Regiment of Foot.

He later joined the 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot and served in the Ionian Islands, where he distinguished himself in Cephalonia during the time that Henry George Ward was Lord High Commissioner.