Politician. William Acton Blakeway Adams, more known by William Acton-Adams or Acton Adams, was a New Zealand politician who served as a Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Nelson from 1879 until 1881. As a youth he attended college and helped run his father's sheep station Langley Dale in the Wairau Valley of New Zealand. He was later employed in his father's business and trained as a barrister and solicitor, leaving for England in 1867 to study law in London. He represented the Nelson electorate in the Nelson Provincial Council from 1873 to 1876 and in 1879 he was elected to the House of Representatives however, left the Nelson electorate due to ill health a few years later. Acton was also heavily involved with Railway Leagues throughout the South Island as well as various farm estates and stations including the largest Molesworth, which he combined with Tarndale Station. He became one of the largest land holder in New Zealand before retiring to England.
Politician. William Acton Blakeway Adams, more known by William Acton-Adams or Acton Adams, was a New Zealand politician who served as a Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Nelson from 1879 until 1881. As a youth he attended college and helped run his father's sheep station Langley Dale in the Wairau Valley of New Zealand. He was later employed in his father's business and trained as a barrister and solicitor, leaving for England in 1867 to study law in London. He represented the Nelson electorate in the Nelson Provincial Council from 1873 to 1876 and in 1879 he was elected to the House of Representatives however, left the Nelson electorate due to ill health a few years later. Acton was also heavily involved with Railway Leagues throughout the South Island as well as various farm estates and stations including the largest Molesworth, which he combined with Tarndale Station. He became one of the largest land holder in New Zealand before retiring to England.
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