Facts: - death place: christchurch , new zealand - alt: portrait sketch of a man - known for: senior member of the new zealand bar - caption: sketch of thomas joynt - honorific suffix: nzl-cats kc - death date: 5 september 1907 -lrb- aged 77 -rrb- - birth date: december 1830 - name: thomas joynt - image: thomas joynt -lrb- burke manuscript -rrb- . jpg - birth place: dunmore , county galway , ireland - occupation: barrister and solicitor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of thomas joynt .
thomas ingham joynt -lrb- december 1830 -- 5 september 1907 -rrb- was a senior member of the new zealand legal profession from christchurch .born in ireland , he emigrated to canterbury with his wife and child in 1856 .he had commenced legal training in dublin and was admitted to the bar in 1863 in christchurch ; at the same time , he set up his own legal firm .over the years , he formed various partnerships with other solicitors .joynt became known as a defence lawyer and had many high-profile cases , but he was equally successful in civil cases .in 1907 , when the first ten king 's counsel were appointed in new zealand , joynt was acknowledged as the senior member of the bar .he practised until shortly before his death .he represented kaiapoi on the canterbury provincial council from 1871 until the abolition of provincial government some five years later .he served on the canterbury executive council as provincial solicitor for 15 months under william montgomery .he unsuccessfully stood for parliament in and this marked the end of his political ambitions .