Mathew Richmond

Major Mathew Richmond CB (1801 – 5 March 1887) was a New Zealand colonial administrator and a politician.

Born in England to Scottish parents, he had a military career spanning 23 years before arriving in New Zealand.

[4] During the time of the Wairau Affray, he managed to maintain order in Wellington together with Arthur Edward McDonogh.

In his role, he was only responsible to the Governor (first Robert FitzRoy and then George Grey) and the Colonial Secretary (Andrew Sinclair) in Auckland.

With the arrival of Edward John Eyre as Governor of New Munster, Richmond became resident magistrate at Nelson.

[1] He died on 5 March 1887 aged 86 at his home in Nelson following a long illness and having been unconscious for the previous five days.