Broome, SIR FREDERICK NAPIER

Broome, SIR FREDERICK NAPIER, was born in Canada in 1842, and emigrated to New Zealand in 1857. Seven years later, on a visit to England, he married Lady Barker, whose Station Life in New Zealand (1869) quickly became popular. In 1869, too, Broome, who had meantime returned to England, formed a connection with the Times, and began to contribute prose and verse to the magazines. In 1875 he was appointed Colonial Secretary of Natal, in 1877 of Mauritius, in 1882 Governor of Western Australia, and in 1891 of Trinidad. He was knighted in 1877. He died 26th Nov. 1896.