First New Zealand Trained Lawyer Establishes Christchurch Law Firm
Thomas Ingham Joynt (pictured) was born December 1830 at Dunmore, County Galway, Ireland. After finishing his schooling, he became a law clerk in Dublin and made friends with lawyer, Henry Barnes Gresson. It was through this friendship that Joynt learned of Canterbury, New Zealand; together these two families packed up and emigrated. The Joynt’s arrived at Lyttelton …
