Thomas Mason (New Zealand politician)

Thomas Mason (28 July 1818 – 11 June 1903) was a New Zealand quaker, runholder, horticulturalist and Member of Parliament.

[3] He was chairman of both the Wellington Botanic Garden Board and Hutt County Council.

Mason Street in the Lower Hutt suburb of Moera was named after him.

[4] His daughter, Elizabeth Catherine Mason, was the mother of Thomas Wilford.

[5] Mason died at his home in the Hutt and was buried at Taita Cemetery.

Thomas Mason in 1882
A dramatic scene with Mason centre on the floor over Jane Mason, singing to a group of Māori warriors with weapon pointed at him.
Thomas Mason (played by Nicky Spence) in the opera Hōhepa. Also Jenny Wollerman who plays Jane Mason (on floor) Phillip Rhodes (L) who plays Hōhepa and chorus (March 2012).