Q:Facts: - profession: politician , runholder - death place: christchurch - residence: ilam homestead - restingplace: st. peter 's anglican church cemetery , upper riccarton - death date: 2 april 1875 - spouse: elizabeth watts-russell - office: new zealand legislative council canterbury provincial council - term end: 1855 1868 - children: nil - birth date: 1825 - term start: 1854 1858 - name: john charles watts-russell - birth place: ilam hall - restingplacecoordinates: -lrb- : landmark inline st. peter 's anglican church cemetery -rrb- -43.53170 172.56990 dim :300 _ region : nz_type Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john charles watts-russell .
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john charles watts-russell jp -lrb- 1825 -- 2 april 1875 -rrb- was a 19th-century new zealand politician , a member of the canterbury provincial council and a member of the legislative council .he was supposedly the wealthiest of the early settlers , and his homestead became the centre of entertainment in christchurch .he was a significant runholder and , together with a business partner , was responsible for building up the canterbury sheep stock .