Julius Vogel

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The Right Honourable Sir Julius Vogel KCMG
8th Premier of New Zealand
In office 8 April 1873 – 6 July 1875
Monarch	Victoria
Governor	James Fergusson George Phipps
Preceded by	William Fox
Succeeded by	Daniel Pollen
In office 15 February 1876 – 1 September 1876
Monarch	Victoria
Governor	George Phipps
Preceded by	Daniel Pollen
Succeeded by	Harry Atkinson
Personal details
Born	(1835-02-24)24 February 1835 London, UK
Died	12 March 1899(1899-03-12) (aged 64) Molesey, Surrey, UK
Resting place	Willesden Jewish Cemetery, London, UK
Political party	None
Spouse	Mary Clayton (m. 1867)
Children	4
Relatives	William Clayton (father-in-law)
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Sir Julius Vogel KCMG (24 February 1835 – 12 March 1899) was the eighth premier of New Zealand. His administration is best remembered for the issuing of bonds to fund railway construction and other public works. He was the first Jewish prime minister of New Zealand. Historian Warwick R. Armstrong assesses Vogel's strengths and weaknesses:

Vogel's politics were like his nature, imaginative – and occasionally brilliant – but reckless and speculative. He was an excellent policymaker but he needed a strong leader to restrain him....Yet Vogel had vision. He saw New Zealand as a potential 'Britain of the South Seas', strong both in agriculture and in industry, and inhabited by a large and flourishing population.^[1]