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Harry Atkinson

1831 - 1892

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Sir Harry Albert Atkinson (1 November 1831 – 28 June 1892) served as the tenth premier of New Zealand on four separate occasions in the late 19th century, and was Colonial Treasurer for a total of ten years. He was responsible for guiding the country during a time of economic depression, and was known as a cautious and prudent manager of government finances, though distrusted for some policies such as his 1882 National Insurance (welfare) scheme and leasehold land schemes. He also participated in the formation of voluntary military units to fight in the New Zealand Wars, and was noted for his strong belief in the need for seizure of Māori land. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harry Atkinson is the 17,348th most popular politician (up from 17,355th in 2019), the 5,624th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,673rd in 2019) and the 642nd most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Harry Atkinson ranks 17,348 out of 19,576. Before him are James Barbour, Bob Tinning, Nick Clegg, Jaime Mayor Oreja, Tom Carper, and Ulla Schmidt. After him are Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, Nur Misuari, Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev, Oswulf of Northumbria, Reinhard Bütikofer, and Anies Baswedan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1831, Harry Atkinson ranks 103. Before him are Álvares de Azevedo, Mariano Baptista, Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon, John Bell Hood, Adolfo Ballivián, and John Schofield. After him is Daniel Manning. Among people deceased in 1892, Harry Atkinson ranks 85. Before him are John Greenleaf Whittier, Georgi Valkovich, Juana Manuela Gorriti, Alexandre Levy, Teréz Karacs, and James Skivring Smith. After him are Edward Augustus Freeman, and Newton Booth.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Harry Atkinson ranks 5,626 out of 8,785. Before him are Dynamo (1982), R. C. Sherriff (1896), Horace Gould (1921), Emma Samms (1960), Felicia Hemans (1793), and Nick Clegg (1967). After him are Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset (1536), Susan Hill (1942), Antonia Thomas (1986), Mick Rock (1948), Laura Donnelly (1982), and Alex McLeish (1959).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Harry Atkinson ranks 642. Before him are Edmund Andros (1637), Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford (1868), Thomas Norton (1532), Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi (1971), Tebbs Lloyd Johnson (1900), and Nick Clegg (1967). After him are Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset (1536), Shashi Tharoor (1956), John Bright (1811), George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville (1716), Graham Watson (1956), and David Thompson (1961).

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