and the first general election. He was successful, and represented the Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay electorate in the 1st New Zealand Parliament and on the Wellington Provincial Council. In the 2nd New Zealand Parliament, he contested a 27 November 1856 by-election against Robert Hart in the Hutt electorate and gained 96 votes against 24 for Hart. Revans resigned on 22 March 1858. Politically, he generally supported Isaac Featherston, a prominent Wellingtonian politician, and opposed Edward Gibbon Wakefield and his son Jerningham Wakefield. Revans was known for his then-radical views on many subjects, including a strong support for republicanism. Death Samuel Revans died in relative obscurity in Greytown, Wairarapa at the age of approximately 80. References External links Brief biographical entry from Dictionary of New Zealand Biography Biographical sketch from the 1966 Encyclopedia of New Zealand Businesspeople from London People from Wellington City British emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand republicans People of the California Gold Rush Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives 1888 deaths 1807 births New Zealand MPs for Hutt Valley electorates New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates Year of birth uncertain Year of birth unknown 19th-century New Zealand politicians 19th-century English businesspeople