Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "James Coates (1815–1854) was the first Clerk of the New Zealand House of Representatives. He came to New Zealand as Private Secretary to William Hobson, the first Governor of New Zealand. In 1851 Governor Hobson appointed Coates as Clerk of Councils. He became Clerk of the House of Representatives when it assembled for the first time on 24 May 1854. Five weeks later he died in office at the age of 39. His son Sir James Hugh Buchanan Coates (who was not quite three at the time of his father's death) grew up to be a prominent banker and sportsman."@en }
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- James_Coates_(parliamentary_official) abstract "James Coates (1815–1854) was the first Clerk of the New Zealand House of Representatives. He came to New Zealand as Private Secretary to William Hobson, the first Governor of New Zealand. In 1851 Governor Hobson appointed Coates as Clerk of Councils. He became Clerk of the House of Representatives when it assembled for the first time on 24 May 1854. Five weeks later he died in office at the age of 39. His son Sir James Hugh Buchanan Coates (who was not quite three at the time of his father's death) grew up to be a prominent banker and sportsman.".