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Alfred Domett

Alfred Domett, English-New Zealand poet and politician, 4th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1887)

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Born
May 20, 1811
Died
November 2, 1887
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1811

About Alfred Domett

Alfred Domett was the fourth premier of New Zealand, a close friend of the poet Robert Browning and author of the epic poem Ranolf and Amohia, a South Sea Day Dream. Born in England, he emigrated to New Zealand in 1842 and remained there for a further thirty years, holding many significant political posts. Domett's first volume of poetry was published in 1832. In June 1850 he published The ordinances of New Zealand passed in the first ten sessions of the General Legislative Council, A.D. 1841 to A.D. 1849, which had required extensive sorting of ordinances from the 1840s.

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Alfred Domett timeline

  1. Domett's first volume of poetry was published in 1832.
  2. In June 1850 he published The ordinances of New Zealand passed in the first ten sessions of the General Legislative Council, A.D. 1841 to A.D. 1849, which had required extensive sorting of ordinances from the 1840s.

The world when Alfred Domett was born

Alfred Domett was born in 1811. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineLuddite riots against industrial machinery
  • Technology milestoneFirst steamboat on the Mississippi River
  • World population~955M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames Madison
  • U.S. population7.5M

1811 versus 2026

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Measure18112026
Population7.5M341 million

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