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He is described as pragmatic, logical, and clear-sighted.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"23 April 1819","date":"1819-04-23"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q646529#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Edinburgh","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23436"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q646529#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"14 February 1901","date":"1901-02-14"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q646529#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"London","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q646529#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"New Zealand","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q664"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q646529#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q646529#P106"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Trinity College, Dublin","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q258464"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q646529#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Emily Wakefield","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76203895","start":"1846-09-24","end":"1857"},{"text":"Emily Wakefield","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76203895"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q646529#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Prime Minister of New Zealand (10 September 1872 – 11 October 1872)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1071117","start":"1872-09-10","end":"1872-10-11"},{"text":"Minister of Finance (31 October 1865 – 12 June 1866)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6866129","start":"1865-10-31","end":"1866-06-12"},{"text":"Prime Minister of New Zealand (16 October 1865 – 28 June 1869)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1071117","start":"1865-10-16","end":"1869-06-28"},{"text":"Prime Minister of New Zealand (2 June 1856 – 12 July 1861)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1071117","start":"1856-06-02","end":"1861-07-12"},{"text":"Member of the New Zealand Parliament","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18145518"},{"text":"Colonial Secretary","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5148372"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q646529#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12177423"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q646529#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Stafford_(politician)","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q646529"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Edward Stafford born?","a":"Edward Stafford was born on 23 April 1819 in Edinburgh."},{"q":"What positions has Edward Stafford held?","a":"Positions held by Edward Stafford include: Prime Minister of New Zealand (1872–1872); Minister of Finance (1865–1866); Prime Minister of New Zealand (1865–1869); Prime Minister of New Zealand (1856–1861); Member of the New Zealand Parliament."},{"q":"Where did Edward Stafford study?","a":"Edward Stafford was educated at Trinity College, Dublin."}],"related":[{"name":"John Hall","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/john-hall"},{"name":"David Lange","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/david-lange"},{"name":"William Hall-Jones","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/william-hall-jones"},{"name":"Mike Moore","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/mike-moore"},{"name":"Richard Seddon","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/richard-seddon"},{"name":"Keith Holyoake","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/keith-holyoake"},{"name":"Walter Nash","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/walter-nash"},{"name":"Gordon Coates","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/gordon-coates"},{"name":"Robert Muldoon","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/robert-muldoon"},{"name":"Henry Sewell","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/henry-sewell"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/edward-stafford-ce11b02540.jpg","width":500,"height":574,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Unknown photographer","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edward_Stafford.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Edward Stafford","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Stafford_(politician)","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q646529","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q646529","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Edward Stafford.jpg by Unknown photographer (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edward_Stafford.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Edward Stafford, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Edward Stafford.jpg — Unknown photographer, Public domain.","cite":"\"Edward Stafford\". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/edward-stafford. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-02T09:02:14Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/edward-stafford","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/edward-stafford","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/edward-stafford?lang=ne"}}