Hesketh Henry

Thomas Bannatyne Gillies, a well-known lawyer and national politician, travelled on horseback from Otago to Auckland in 1865 and formed a legal practice with John Richmond. A bold character, Gillies gave his name to one of Auckland’s oldest streets, Gillies Avenue. He left the partnership in 1869 after being elected Superintendent of the Auckland Province, later becoming a Supreme Court judge. Edwin Hesketh joined in 1870, and the firm became Hesketh Richmond, when Auckland’s population was around 12,000.