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Robert Stokes (1809 – 20 January 1880) practised briefly as an architect in England in the 1830s before going to New Zealand where he had a varied career as land surveyor, newspaper proprietor and latterly as a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council. The Lower Hutt suburb of Stokes Valley, New Zealand, is named after him. == Origins == Stokes was born in Jamaica on 16 January 1809,〔"Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VHDC-6S3 : accessed 20 Aug 2013), Robert Stokes, 1809.〕〔Stated on grave at Kensal Green Cemetery, London〕 the son of Robert Stokes (then chief clerk in the Post Office in Jamaica) and of Martha Frances Stokes.〔 ''Jamaica Almanac'' Civil List, 1817 〕〔 Transcribed diary of John Augustus Milbourne Marsh (1819-1891) for October 1847, at http://www.jjhc.info/marshjohnaugustusmilbourne1891diary1847b.htm 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert Stokes (politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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