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Charles Parker (New Zealand politician)

Charles Parker (4 March 1809 – 29 June 1898) was a New Zealand politician and a carpenter.

Early life
Parker was born at Newent, Gloucestershire, England, on 4 March 1809. His parents were Sarah Potter (17 November 1783 – 16 July 1876), a weaver, and her husband, Edmund Parker (2 November 1767 – 7 November 1853), a builder. Charles was raised in his mother's home town of Cheltenham, Gloucester. He trained as carpenter and builder. On 6 April 1837, he married his first cousin Hannah Phipps (22 June 1815 – 14 December 1889) in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

Emigration to New Zealand
In 1849 Charles, Hannah and six children sailed on the Kelso to Nelson, New Zealand. The family settled in Motueka, where Charles was soon successful in business, becoming a property developer as well as a builder. He paid for other members of the family to immigrate; Sarah Parker, his 73-year-old mother arrived in 1856, and by 1859 five of his brothers and sisters had emigrated with their families.

Parker had become involved in the political life of the colony. He was a member of the Volunteer Reserves and a justice of the peace. He was active in the Anglican Church until the mid-1860s, when his infant son Henry died before he was baptised, and the Anglican priest refused to bury him in consecrated ground. The local Methodist minister agreed to do so and the family switched churches.

Political career
In 1853 Parker was elected to the Nelson Provincial Council as member for Motueka and Massacre Bay, a seat which he held until 1857. He then represented Motueka (1857–69 and 1873–76). He was elected a member of the 2nd New Zealand Parliament as member for Motueka and Massacre Bay (1855–56), resigning in 1856, and later re-elected as member for the renamed Motueka for the 4th and 5th parliaments (1866–75). Parker was a populist opposed to the class system and supported John Perry Robinson's programme of liberalising land purchase to prevent the establishment of large landholdings or latifundia.

Parker's local political rival was David Monro, who championed the more conservative 'Supper Party' and large run holders. In a controversial 1871 election, a recount found Parker and Munro had split the vote equally; the returning officer's casting vote returned Monro as MP, but this was overturned following a petition, and Parker was declared elected.

Family
Parker retired to pursue business interests; by 1882 he owned 53 acre of land in Waimea County, valued at £550. He died on 29 June 1898 in Motueka as a man who had become moderately wealthy. A newspaper obituary describes him as having "retained his mental faculties till the last". Charles and Hannah had 13 children: Charles (1838–1903), Frederick (1839–1905, married Anne Jane Sutcliffe), Elizabeth (1840–1912, married Thomas Boyes), Henry (1842–1866), Ellen (1844–1845), Edward (1845–1845), Walter (1846–1911), Thirza Ann (1849–1929, married Robert William Skilton), Edmund (1851–1923, married Annie Morris), Emily (1853–1923), Jessie (1855–1904), Arthur William (1857–1946, married Eliza Jane Wilson), and Horace (1859–1867).

He was buried at Motueka cemetery on 2 July 1898. His wife Hannah died 14 December 1889, and is also buried at Motueka cemetery.

Their gravestone reads:

Our father and mother Charles PARKER died 29 June 1898 aged 90 years Hannah PARKER died 14 December 1889 aged 75 years also our sister Jessie PARKER died 6 December 1904 aged 49 years.

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Tamio Okuda

Tamio Okuda (奥田 民生) is a Japanese singer, songwriter, and producer. He started his career in 1986 as a member of the band Unicorn. After Unicorn broke up, Okuda moved on to a solo career in 1994 with the single "Ai no Tame ni". He has written and composed many songs for various artists, particularly Puffy. He is signed to Sony Music Japan.

He was ranked number 25 in a list of Japan's top 100 musicians, provided by HMV Japan in 2003. His band Unicorn was also ranked at number 61. Unicorn reunited in 2009.

He appeared in the 2011 Batsu game on Gaki no Tsukai. He performed his song "Ai no Tame ni" with alternate lyrics to recap all that went on in the New Years' special.

On July 11, 2018, Okuda, Kazuyoshi Saito, Yohito Teraoka (Jun Sky Walkers), Takashi Hamazaki (Flying Kids), Yo-King (Magokoro Brothers) and Tortoise Matsumoto announced the formation of a supergroup called the Curling Sitones (カーリングシトーンズ). Each member is a multi-instrumentalist with all of them at-least being able to provide vocals and guitar and, like the Traveling Wilburys, each uses a pseudonym featuring "Sitone". They formed for a concert on September 23, 2018 at Zepp Tokyo celebrating Teraoka's 25th anniversary as a musician.

Singles

 * 'Kyuujitsu' (29 August 1992) – Unicorn's solo project
 * 'Ai no Tame ni' (21 October 1994)
 * 'Musuko' (15 January 1995)
 * 'Coffee' (21 May 1995)
 * 'Nayande Manande' (1 October 1995)
 * 'Iijyuu Rider' (21 June 1996)
 * 'Arigato' (13 February 1997) with Yōsui Inoue
 * 'Koi no Kakera' (1 November 1997)
 * 'Sasurai' (5 February 1998)
 * 'Tsuki wo Koero' (20 February 1999)
 * 'Marshmallow' (19 January 2000)
 * 'The Standard' (25 July 2001)
 * 'Custom' (24 October 2001)
 * 'Hana ni Naru' (20 March 2002)
 * 'Hehehe' (4 September 2002)
 * 'Man wo Jishite' (23 October 2002)
 * 'Sound of Music' (28 April 2004)
 * 'Skywalker' (30 June 2004)
 * 'Nan to Iu' (25 August 2004)
 * 'Tripper' (5 October 2005)
 * 'Many' (19 July 2006)
 * 'Parallel love' (20 December 2007) with Yōsui Inoue
 * 'Mugen no Kaze' (21 November 2007)
 * 'Utsukushiku moeru Mori' (2006) with Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
 * 'Sun no Son' (17 September 2008)
 * 'Saikyou no Korekara' (8 September 2010)
 * 'Kobushi wo ten ni tsukiagero' (11 January 2012)
 * 'Engine' (12 July 2017) – Cars 3

Albums

 * 29 (8 March 1995)
 * 30 (1 October 1995)
 * Shopping (19 March 1997) with Yōsui Inoue
 * Fail Box (1 July 1997)
 * Matatabi (18 March 1998)
 * Gold Blend (23 March 2000)
 * Car Songs of the Years (11 January 2001)
 * E (19 September 2002)
 * Okuda Tamio Live Songs of the Years (6 November 2003) live album
 * Lion (6 October 2004)
 * Comp (27 April 2005)
 * Double Drive (21 February 2007) with Yōsui Inoue
 * Fantastic OT9 (16 January 2008)
 * Better Songs of the Years (29 October 2008)
 * OTRL (4 August 2010)
 * Grey Ray & The Chain Gang Tour (28 March 2012) live album
 * OT Come Home (27 November 2013)
 * Akicolle (11 May 2016) live album
 * Tonari no Beethoven (23 August 2016) live album

DVD

 * 'Tour 29/30'
 * 'Tourdust 0–30'
 * 'Tour 1997 Matatabi'
 * 'Hitori Matatabi'
 * 'Tour 2000 Goldblend'
 * 'OT Clips of the years'
 * 'Live songs of the years'
 * 'OT Clips of the years Vol. 2'
 * 'Hitori Matatabi Special at Hiroshima Municipal Stadium' (2004)
 * 'Cheap trip 2006'
 * 'Double Shopping Drive'
 * 'Fantastic Tour 2008'
 * 'Hitori Matatabi Special @ Itsukushima Jinja'
 * 'Spice Boys at Nakano Sun Plaza'
 * 'Hitori Matatabi Special @ Mazda Stadium'

Filmography

 * Custom Made 10.30 (2005)

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J. Valentine Smith

John Valentine Smith (1824 – 10 February 1895) was a New Zealand landowner, militia leader, and politician.

Biography
Smith was born in 1824 at Malta, where his father was with the Admiralty. Smith received his education at public schools in England.

He was involved in Charles Enderby's scheme in the late 1840s of turning the Auckland Islands into a Crown colony for Britain. Enderby held the Queen's commission as Lieutenant-governor, and Smith as Enderby's secretary thus filled the role of colonial secretary. They sailed for the Auckland Islands from Hobart in November 1849 on the Samuel Enderby. The scheme was unsuccessful and abandoned after just over two years.

Smith was a significant figure in the Wairarapa region, owning the prominent Lansdowne, Annedale, and Mataikona runs. He was elected on 26 November 1855 to represent the Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay electorate in the 2nd New Zealand Parliament, but resigned on 10 March 1858 before the end of his term. He did not serve in any subsequent Parliaments.

Smith was also the leader of the local militia, holding the rank of major. In the 1860s, he gained attention for his push to construct a stockade at Masterton to defend against possible Māori attack. Many people, including Isaac Featherston, the Superintendent of Wellington Province, believed that the construction of stockade would make conflict more likely, but after much work, Smith was able to convince the government to fund the project. The construction, however, was plagued with difficulties, and the final result was unsatisfactory. The stockade never saw action, and has been termed "Major Smith's Folly."

In circa 1883, Smith relocated to Patea, where he died on 10 February 1895.

His son, Harold Smith, was a member of the 19th Parliament.

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Dudley Ward (judge)

Charles Dudley Robert Ward (9 July 1827 – 30 August 1913), known as Dudley Ward, was a New Zealand judge and a Member of Parliament. His first wife, Anne Ward, was a prominent suffragist and served as the first president of the New Zealand Women's Christian Temperance Union. His second wife, Frances Ellen "Thorpe" Talbot Ward, was a journalist and travel writer who also supported women's suffrage.

Family and education
Ward was born at sea on board HMS Primrose in the Atlantic Ocean on 9 July 1827. He was the eldest son of diplomat, politician, and later governor of Ceylon, Sir Sir Henry George Ward GCMG and Emily Swinburne, and a cousin of William Ward and William George Ward. He was educated at Rugby School and at Wadham College, Oxford (though not being awarded a degree) and completed his legal education at the Inner Temple being called to the Bar in 1853. His grandfathers were Robert Plumer Ward and Sir John Swinburne, 6th Baronet.

A career in New Zealand
Ward was married on 26 January 1850, at Rotherhithe, to Anne Titboald, who was born in Exeter. After his admission to the bar, the Wards set out for New Zealand, arriving on 29 September 1854 in Wellington on the Cordelia. The following year, he successfully stood for election to the lower house of the 2nd New Zealand Parliament representing the Wellington Country electorate from 15 November 1855. Ward resigned on 22 March 1858 before the end of the term. He did not serve in any subsequent Parliaments.

Judiciary
On 1 June 1857, 18 months after his election to Parliament, Ward was appointed chairman of the Courts of Sessions of the Peace for the Province of Wellington and presiding judge of the Magistrate's Courts for Hawke's Bay, Wairarapa and Wanganui. On 1 January 1864, he was given a two-year appointment as Resident Magistrate at Wellington, the capital. The remainder of his career was appointments as District Judge for a series of individual provinces until, after more than 49 years service, his retirement in March 1906, aged almost 79, on a pension of £800 per annum.

Supreme Court
Ward was appointed Acting Supreme Court Judge on four occasions: September 1867 Dunedin; September 1886 Auckland; September 1887 Christchurch; March 1894 Dunedin again.

He had been involved in the parliamentary Ward-Chapman enquiry of 1874–75 after he laid certain charges of gross partiality against Justice Chapman of the Supreme Court. Chapman retired in 1875.

Ward declined a permanent appointment on the Supreme Court bench in June 1896, the offer being received just after the death of his wife, and he declined an Acting Supreme Court judgeship in the following year.

Private life and second wife
Ward was a tall man of strong build. He stood 6 ft tall and weighed 17 stone. In the 1880s and 1890s, the Wards had a house in the Christchurch suburb of Burwood; it was said that they "scarcely spoke to each other". Later, they had a house in Park Terrace in the Christchurch Central City. He is rumoured to have had several mistresses and Judge Chapman wrote about him:

a man of infamous private character, and has not the decency to conceal it

Ward's first wife Anne Ward died in Christchurch on 31 May 1896 and was buried at Burwood Cemetery.

Ward bought a house in the Dunedin suburb of Maori Hill for one of his mistresses, the writer Frances Ellen Talbot, better known under her pseudonym Thorpe Talbot (1851–1923). The house was held in the name of a farmer who Ward knew, and within a month of his wife's death, Ward's name was added to the title. On 6 January 1902, Ward and Talbot were married at that house, and Ward lived in it for the rest of his life.

Death
Dudley Ward died at his residence in Dunedin on 30 August 1913 aged 86. There were no children from either marriage. His widow sent his body to Christchurch to be buried next to his first wife. The gravestone reads:

After long years of trial and sorrow cometh Charles Dudley Robert Ward to lay his weary heart beside her whom he held dearest of all

His second wife was removed from her home after her husband's death and became impoverished. She died in Dunedin 1923.

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Zhabei

Zhabei, formerly romanized as Chapei, is a neighborhood and a former district of Shanghai with a land area of 29.26 km2 and a resident population of 847,300 as of 2013. It is the location of the Shanghai railway station, one of the main railway stations of Shanghai. On November 4, 2015, Zhabei was merged into the smaller but more central Jing'an District.

Historically, the district has been highly populated with working class residents. However, due to the shift in the structure of industries and increasing number of immigrants from outside Shanghai, partly due to its reasonable real estate price (compared to its counterparts such as Putuo and Hongkou), the district has become increasingly appealing to city residents.

Economy
Zhabei local authorities have developed business and commercial centres in the district. It has attracted various foreign companies to build offices, apartments and commercial retail outlets over there.

It is also where the Shanghai Multimedia Valley (SMV) is located to attract media and IT talent. Major companies located in Zhabei include TÜV Rheinland, Royal Philips Electronics and Shanghai Bell Alcatel Business Systems Co., LTD.

China Resources Beverage, the distributor of C'estbon water, has its east China regional office on the twentieth floor of the Huanzhi International Building (环智国际大厦) in the district.

The League of Legends Pro League, (LPL) the highest level of professional League of Legends in Mainland China, is played in the Shanghai Electric Industrial Park in Zhabei District.

Facilities
Zhabei District used to be the place of agglomeration of traditional industries such as flavor factory and tires factory. In the last decade, the municipality decided to move the old industry out in order to make space for more promising ones such as the hi-tech and creative industries.

Daning Lingshi Park, the biggest green area in the downtown area, is surrounded by a series of cultural facilities such as the Zhabei Stadium and Shanghai Circus World.

The Shanghai University, Yanchang Campus is also located near the Daning Lingshi Park.

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William Wells (New Zealand politician)

William Wells (1810 – 21 January 1893) was a New Zealand politician.

Early life
Wells came to Nelson in the early 1840s and purchased land in Wakapuaka, north of Nelson, from the New Zealand Company, which he kept all his life. He farmed a property there. He returned to live in England for some time. He was a part owner of the Dun Mountain Railway.

Politics
Wells was a member of the Nelson Provincial Council. From August 1855 to August 1857, he represented the Suburban District. From October 1857 until November 1861, he represented the Suburban North electorate.

The nomination for the in the Wairau electorate was set for 19 November, and this is the date recorded in the standard reference book, the New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984, for the election of Wells, but that election did not happen. The mail did not reach the Wairau Valley in time, and the electors did not know about the election. The new date for the nomination meeting was set as 6 December. Wells was one of many members of the House of Representatives who resigned in early 1858; he placed a public notice to that effect in the 20 March edition of The Nelson Examiner. At the opening of the second session of the 2nd Parliament on 10 April 1858, the speaker read out 14 resignations, including that of Wells. The resulting by-election was won by Wells' predecessor, Frederick Weld. Wells later represented the Suburbs of Nelson in the 3rd Parliament and the 4th Parliament, from 1861 to 1870, when he retired.

Death
He died on 21 January 1893, aged 82 years, at his property Marybank in Wakapuaka and was buried two days later at Wakapuaka Cemetery.

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Xuhui, Shanghai

Xuhui District is a core urban district of Shanghai. It has a land area of 54.76 km2 and a population of 1,113,078 as of 2020. Xuhui District has 12 subdistricts and two townships.

The Xuhui District is named after its namesake, the historic area of Xujiahui. Xujiahui was historically land owned by Ming dynasty bureaucrat and scientist Xu Guangqi, and later donated to the Roman Catholic Church. It and Luwan District jointly formed the core of Catholic Shanghai, centered in the former French Concession of Shanghai. Vestiges of the French influence can still be seen in the St. Ignatius Cathedral of Shanghai, Xuhui College, the Xujiahui Observatory, and some remaining boulevards and French-style districts.

Xujiahui itself has been redeveloped as a financial center, with a proliferation of large-scale shopping centers and department stores, and is now a major shopping destination in the city with shopping malls such as Grand Gateway Shanghai and Pacific Sogo.

History
Parts of today's Xuhui District were once the premier residential districts of Shanghai. The former french neighborhoods in parts of Xuhui today constitute some of the city´s most popular café areas, including places such as pedestrian Tianzifang. After the revolution, however, the large estates near Xujiahui were turned into factories. In the 1990s, the Shanghai municipal government developed the district as a commercial zone. A once-prominent commercial area in the district was the Xiangyang Crafts and Gifts Market, a haven for souvenirs and intellectual property-infringing products; it was closed on June 30, 2006 by municipal authorities.

Economy
Xujiahui itself has been redeveloped as a financial center, with a proliferation of large-scale shopping centers and department stores, and is now a major shopping destination in the city with shopping malls such as Grand Gateway Shanghai and Pacific Sogo.

Home Inn has its headquarters in Xuhui. Yum China has its headquarters in the Yum China Building in Xuhui District. Toei Animation Shanghai has its head office in Unit 807 of Feidiao International Plaza in the district. miHoYo has its headquarters in Xuhui. Yoozoo Games is headquartered in Xuhui. Previously Web International English had its headquarters in Xuhui.

Township-level subdivisions
Xuhui District has twelve subdistricts, one town and one special township-level division.

Climate
Xuhui has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Xuhui is 16.9 C. The average annual rainfall is 1259.3 mm with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 28.6 C, and lowest in January, at around 4.8 C.

Education
The educational tradition begun by Jesuits in Xuhui continues with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the premier university in China. The district also has some of the best secondary schools in the municipality, such as South West Weiyu Middle School, Shanghai High School and Nanyang Model High School.

Universities
 * 1) Shanghai Jiao Tong University
 * 2) East China University of Science and Technology
 * 3) Shanghai Normal University
 * 4) Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
 * 5) Shanghai Conservatory of Music

High schools
 * 1) Shanghai Nanyang Model High School (上海市南洋模范中学)
 * 2) Shanghai Nanyang High School (上海市南洋中学)
 * 3) Shanghai Xuhui High School (上海市徐匯中學)
 * 4) Shanghai Weiyu High School (上海市位育高级中学)
 * 5) Shanghai Southwest Weiyu Middle School
 * 6) Shanghai High School
 * 7) Shanghai No. 2 High School
 * 8) Shanghai No. 45 High School (上海市第五十四中学)
 * 9) High School Affiliated to Shanghai University (上海师范大学附属中学) original campus

Metro
Xuhui is currently served by seven metro lines operated by Shanghai Metro:
 * - Jinjiang Park, Shanghai South Railway Station, Caobao Road, Shanghai Indoor Stadium , Xujiahui , Hengshan Road, Changshu Road
 * - Shanghai South Railway Station, Shilong Road, Longcao Road, Caoxi Road, Yishan Road
 * - Yishan Road, Shanghai Stadium
 * - Changshu Road, Zhaojiabang Road , Dong'an Road , Middle Longhua Road
 * - Caohejing Hi-Tech Park, Guilin Road, Yishan Road, Xujiahui , Zhaojiabang Road , Jiashan Road
 * - Jiaotong University, Shanghai Library
 * - Longyao Road, Yunjin Road, Longhua, Shanghai Swimming Center, Xujiahui

Suburban Railway
Xuhui is currently served by one suburban railway operated by China Railway Shanghai Group.

 * - Shanghai South railway station

Notable residents
A number of former residences of prominent personalities remain, including Soong Ching-ling and Sun Yat-sen's former residence. Yao Ming of Houston Rockets was a resident of the district. Luo "Ferrari 430" Feichi lives in Xuhui.

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John Williamson (New Zealand politician)

John Williamson (25 August 1815 – 16 February 1875) was a New Zealand politician, printer and newspaper proprietor. He was a leading opponent of the 1860s wars against Māori and lost his newspaper and fortune as a result.

Early life
Williamson was probably born on 25 August 1815, or possibly February 1815, in Newry, County Down, Ireland.

Career
He served his apprenticeship as a printer. He married Sarah Barre in either 1833 or 1834, and they were to have five children.

New South Wales
The family emigrated to Sydney, New South Wales, in 1840, where Williamson worked for the Australasian Chronicle and then the Sydney Monitor. He moved on to Auckland, New Zealand, in mid-1841.

New Zealand
He purchased his own printing press in 1845 and started the New-Zealander, which became Auckland's leading newspaper. The editorial approach of the New-Zealander, was to support the ordinary settler and the Māori.

He was joined by partner W. C. Wilson in 1848, until Wilson left to found the New Zealand Herald in 1863. The New-Zealander ceased after a fire on 7 May 1866. A coroner's hearing concluded there was insufficient information to determine the cause, though evidence was given of an unknown person running away. In 1867 the Evening Post wrote, "It was a combination of leading men in Auckland—notably the business men—that killed the New Zealander, causing heavy loss to its actual proprietor and those conducting it. Why? It ventured to have an opinion, and to maintain it."

He was a member of the Auckland Provincial Council in the first council from 22 July 1853, representing the Pensioner Settlements electorate. He served until 15 November 1856 as a councillor. He was, over three periods, the fourth Superintendent of Auckland Province (1856–1862 resigned; 1867–1869 defeated; 1873–1875 died). On 28 December 1865, he became a member of the Auckland Executive Council as commissioner of waste lands under Frederick Whitaker as Superintendent, until he succeeded him in 1867 following his resignation.

Williamson represented the Pensioner Settlements (consisting of the Auckland suburbs of Howick, Onehunga, Ōtāhuhu, and Panmure) in the 2nd New Zealand Parliament from 1855 to 1860, and represented the City of Auckland West electorate in the 3rd Parliament, the 4th Parliament, and the 5th Parliament from 1861 to 1875 (in 1871 the election was declared void, but he was then re-elected).

He was briefly a minister without portfolio in the second Fox Ministry in July/August 1861. He died in 1875, while he was a Member of Parliament. He was buried in Symonds Street Cemetery.


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