F.D. Fenton is best known as the key architect and long-serving Chief Judge of the Native Land Court.
Francis Fenton
Personal details
Full Name:
Francis Dart Fenton
Lifetime:
1820 to 1825 – 23 Apr 1898
Biography
Events In History
30 October 1865
The Native Land Court was one of the key products of the Native Lands Act 1865. It enabled the conversion of traditional communal landholdings into individual titles, making it much easier for Pākehā to purchase Māori land.
