Domett, Alfred ___ 1811-1887 ___ British ___ poet, politician

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
Domett was born at Camberwell Grove, Surrey, and studied at St John's College, Cambridge. He qualified for the bar, and also published several volumes of poetry. He was friend of Robert Browning, who wrote a poem (Waring) about him. In 1842, Domett emigrated to New Zealand where he had purchased some land, and took up farming. He was invited to enter politics after working for a while as editor of the 'Nelson Examiner'. He rose rapidly, being appointed colonial secretary for New Munster in 1848, secretary for the colony in 1851, and prime minister in 1862 (although he only served in this office for a little over a year). During the rest of the 1860s, he was Secretary for Lands and Registrar-general of lands. He also established the General Assembly Library. He returned to England in 1871, re-established his friendship with Browning, published his major epic poem 'Ranolf and Amohia', and wrote a journal.
A biography link
Wikipedia bio
The Diary Review - Browning's friend Domett

DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1872-1885 ___ literary society people art

WEB TEXT LINKS
one quote about Browning
a couple of extracts

ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
British Library, Manuscripts Collection

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
Diary of Alfred Domett, 1872-1885
The Canadian Journal of Alfred Domett
 

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