Robert Pharazyn


Robert Pharazyn was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in the Manawatu region of New Zealand.

Biography

Pharazyn was the son of Charles Johnson Pharazyn. He represented the Rangitikei electorate from to 1866 when he was defeated. On 15 May 1885, Pharazyn was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council; his father had resigned from the Legislative Council, so that he could succeed him. He held that role until his death on 19 July 1896. He was buried at Bolton Street Cemetery.