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Selfe, Henry Selfe

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1810 - 1870

Biography

Henry Selfe Selfe, a London barrister, was a member of the Canterbury Association and, later, English agent for the Canterbury Provincial Council. He visited New Zealand in 1868 with Lord Lyttelton. His daughter Edith's son Bernard Matthews was classics master at Christ's College from 1912 until his early death in 1915.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Henry Selfe and Bernard Matthews papers

 Collection
Identifier: CCL Archive 0355
Scope and Contents

Family papers of Henry Selfe and his grandson Bernard Matthews. Includes photocopies of correspondence, genealogical and legal papers.

Dates: c1810-1915