Editing Harry Atkinson (section)

{{Short description|Premier of New Zealand (1831–1892)}}
{{About|the premier of New Zealand}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|honorific-prefix       = [[The Honourable]]
|name                   = Sir Harry Atkinson
|honorific-suffix       = {{post-nominals|country=NZL|KCMG|size=100%}}
|image                  = Sir Harry Albert Atkinson, ca 1885.jpg
|caption                = Atkinson {{circa|1885}}
|order                  = 10th [[Prime Minister of New Zealand|Premier of New Zealand]]
|monarch                = [[Queen Victoria|Victoria]]
|governor               = [[George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby|George Phipps]]<br />[[William Jervois]]<br />[[William Onslow, 4th Earl of Onslow|William Onslow]]
|term_start             = 1 September 1876
|term_end               = 13 October 1877
|predecessor            = [[Julius Vogel]]
|successor              = Sir [[George Grey]]
|predecessor2           = [[Frederick Whitaker]]
|successor2             = [[Robert Stout]]
|term_start2            = 25 September 1883
|term_end2              = 16 August 1884
|predecessor3           = [[Robert Stout]]
|successor3             = [[Robert Stout]]
|term_start3            = 28 August 1884
|term_end3              = 3 September 1884
|predecessor4           = [[Robert Stout]]
|successor4             = [[John Ballance]]
|term_start4            = 8 October 1887
|term_end4              = 24 January 1891
|order5                 = 7th [[Speaker of the New Zealand Legislative Council|Speaker of the Legislative Council]]
|term_start5            = 23 January 1891
|term_end5              = 28 June 1892
|predecessor5           = [[George Waterhouse (politician)|George Waterhouse]]
|successor5             = [[Henry Miller (New Zealand politician)|Henry Miller]]
|birth_name = Harry Albert Atkinson
|birth_date             = {{birth date|1831|11|1|df=y}}
|birth_place            = [[Broxton, Cheshire]], England
|death_date             = {{death date and age|1892|6|28|1831|11|1|df=y}}
|death_place            = [[Wellington]], New Zealand
|resting_place          = [[Karori Cemetery]], Wellington, New Zealand
|spouse                 = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Amelia Jane Skinner|1856|1865|end=d.}}
* {{marriage|Ann Elizabeth Smith|1867}}
}}
|children               = 7
|relatives              = [[Arthur Atkinson (politician, born 1833)|Arthur Atkinson]] (brother)<br />[[Maria Atkinson]] (sister-in-law)<br />{{nowrap|[[William Richmond (politician)|William Richmond]] (brother-in-law)}}<br />[[Harry Atkinson (physicist)|Harry Atkinson]] (grandson)<br />[[Torchy Atkinson]] (grandson)<ref>{{DNZB|last=Bollard|first=E. G.|id=5a24|title=John Dunstan Atkinson|access-date=23 April 2017}}</ref><br />[[Monica Brewster]] (granddaughter)<br />[[Arthur Atkinson (politician, born 1863)|Arthur Atkinson]] (nephew)<br />[[Harry Atkinson (socialist)|Harry Atkinson]] (nephew)<br />[[Mary Richmond (teacher)|Mary Richmond]] (niece)
|party                  = None
|signature              = Harry Atkinson Signature.jpg
|allegiance      = [[Colony of New Zealand]]
| rank            = Major
| unit            = [[Taranaki Regiment|Taranaki Rifle Volunteers]]
| commands        = 
| battles         = 
}}

'''Sir Harry Albert Atkinson''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|KCMG|size=100%}} (1 November 1831 – 28 June 1892) served as the tenth [[Prime Minister of New Zealand|premier of New Zealand]] on four separate occasions in the late 19th century, and was [[Minister of Finance (New Zealand)|Colonial Treasurer]] for a total of ten years. He was responsible for guiding the country during a time of economic [[recession|depression]], and was known as a cautious and prudent manager of government finances, though distrusted for some policies such as his 1882 National Insurance (welfare) scheme and leasehold land schemes. He also participated in the formation of voluntary military units to fight in the [[New Zealand Wars]], and was noted for his strong belief in the need for seizure of [[Māori people|Māori]] land.