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Wellington. They had yet to leave Christchurch, however, before news came that he had taken ill and died at his home on 7
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Pilliet married twice. His first marriage was in 1865 at Nelson to Mary Ann
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was contested by five candidates. The incumbent, through his political conduct, had become deeply unpopular in his electorate and came a distant fourth place.
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1063:(4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer.
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953:. No. 2006. 10 August 1874
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