What is Henry Sewell?
{{Infobox officeholder | honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable]] | name = Henry Sewell | honorific-suffix = | monarch = [[Queen Victoria|Victoria]] | governor = [[Thomas Gore Browne]] | order = 1st [[Prime Minister of New Zealand|Premier of New Zealand]] | image = Henry Sewell.jpg | caption = Henry Sewell ca 1856 | term_start = 7 May 1856 | term_end = 20 May 1856 | predecessor = Office established | successor = [[William Fox (politician)|Sir William Fox]] | order2 = 3rd [[Colonial Secretary (New Zealand)|Colonial Secretary of New Zealand]] | governor2 = [[Thomas Gore Browne]] | term_start2 = 7 May 1856 | term_end2 = 20 May 1856 | predecessor2 = <!-- see succession box --> | successor2 = <!-- see succession box --> | office4 = [[New Zealand Legislative Council]] | term_start4 = 1861 | term_end4 = 1865 | birth_date = {{Birth date|1807|9|7|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Newport, Isle of Wight|Newport]], [[Isle of Wight]], England | death_date = {{death date and age|1879|5|14|1807|9|7|df=y}} | death_place = [[Cambridge]], Cambridgeshire, England | spouse = Lucinda Nedham <small>(m. 1834–1844; her death)</small> <br /> Elizabeth Kittoe <small>(m. 1850)</small> | children = 6 | parents = Thomas Sewell <br /> Jane Edwards | relatives = [[Richard Clarke Sewell|Richard]] (brother)<br /> [[William Sewell (author)|William]] (brother)<br /> [[James Edwards Sewell|James]] (brother)<br /> [[Elizabeth Missing Sewell|Elizabeth]] (sister) | party = None | signature = Henry Sewell Signature.jpg }} '''Henry Sewell''' (7 September 1807 – 14 May 1879) was a New Zealand politician. He is the [[List of Prime Ministers of New Zealand|first]] [[Prime Minister of New Zealand|Premier]] of [[New Zealand]]. He later became [[Minister of Finance (New Zealand)|Colonial Treasurer]] (1856–59), as [[Attorney-General (New Zealand)|Attorney-General]] (1861–62), and twice as [[Minister of Justice (New Zealand)|Minister of Justice]] (1864–65, 1869–72). ==References== *{{cite book | last= Scholefield | first= Guy | author-link = Guy Scholefield | title