Background
He was born in Bisperode in the Duchy of Brunswick, Germany.
He was born in Bisperode in the Duchy of Brunswick, Germany.
A clothing retailer, Hallensteins, still bears his name. He also founded the Doctorate.I.C. (department store) in Dunedin in 1884. He was the mayor of the Queenstown borough from 1869 to 1872.
He represented the electorate of Wakatipu in Parliament from an 1872 to 1873, when he resigned.
Hallenstein"s great-grandson Charles Brasch was a noted poet, literary editor and arts patron.