Robert Pharazyn

Robert Pharazyn (31 August 1833 – 19 July 1896) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in the Manawatū region of New Zealand.

Biography Pharazyn was born in London, England in 1833, the son of Charles Johnson Pharazyn. The family emigrated to New Zealand in 1841. He represented the Rangitikei electorate from to 1866 when he was defeated. In 1866, he became a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. In 1871, he married Emily Lomax (née Cole; 1821–1919). In 1874, he served as Mayor of Wanganui. On 15 May 1885, Pharazyn was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council; his father had resigned from the Legislative Council, so that he could succeed him. He was buried at Bolton Street Cemetery.