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Wi Tako Ngātata

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Name
  
Wiremu Ngatata

Died
  
November 8, 1887

Wiremu "Wi" Tako Ngātata (1815 – 8 November 1887) was a New Zealand Te Āti Awa leader, peacemaker and politician.

Wi Tako Ngātata

He was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council on 11 October 1872; he was (with Mokena Kohere) one of the first two Māori to become a member. He served on the Legislative Council until his death on 8 November 1887. Later in his life Wi Tako converted to Roman Catholicism.

References

Wi Tako Ngātata Wikipedia