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His elder brother Joseph, who joined him in 1852, had a significant influence on local politics, as a provincial secretary, and was expected to follow FitzGerald as superintendent, though he lost the 1857 election. A former newspaper owner, he also founded the聽Canterbury Standardin 1854 as a rival to the聽Lyttelton Times. He, too, was a cricket enthusiast.

The Brittan brothers were leading figures in the Canterbury settlement, and made substantial contributions to the province, yet they were unpopular, both their careers ended in failure and disappointment, and they have been mostly forgotten. This timely and fascinating account seeks to explain why, exploring their work and family lives (and their bank accounts), and along the way providing a richly detailed panorama of life and politics in early Christchurch.

Geoffrey Rice聽is Adjunct Professor of History at the 成人大片, where he lectured in European history for nearly 40 years until his retirement in 2012. His recent books, all about Christchurch and all published by Canterbury University Press, include聽Victoria Square聽(2014),听Christchurch Crimes and Scandals聽(2013),听All Fall Down聽(2011) and聽Christchurch Changing聽(2nd edition 2008).

Frances Ryman聽taught classical studies at Burnside High School for over 20 years and won awards for restoring William Guise Brittan鈥檚 sole surviving Christchurch residence, Englefield, in Fitzgerald Avenue, only to see it wrecked by the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes.