Thomas Bartley (politician)

Thomas Houghton Bartley JP (1798 – 25 December 1878) was an English born New Zealand politician.

[5] Bartley served in the First New Zealand Parliament, representing the City of Auckland electorate.

[7] Bartley resigned from the House of Representatives on 11 August 1854 to take up a position in the Legislative Council,[8] where he served as Speaker from 12 May 1856 to 1 July 1868.

[9] His membership of the Legislative Council lapsed on 3 July 1874 due to non-attendance.

[10] He died on 25 December 1878 at his home in Stokes' Point (these days, the locality is the northern landing of the Auckland Harbour Bridge).

The farm of Thomas Bartley on the North Shore