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David Campbell Kidd
David Campbell Kidd (29 September 1889 – 23 September 1954) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. Early life Kidd was born in 1889 in Shag Point, Otago and received his education at Albany Street Public School in Dunedin. Together with his brother Peter, he worked on and later managed his father's farm, 'Moss Vale', Mt Nessing Road, Albury. He played rugby for the Albury club before the Great War. He went into World War I with the South Canterbury Mounted Rifles and was wounded in the Battle of Gaza in 1917. After the war, he took up a farm as a crown lease at 'Single Hill" Burkes Pass. In 1940 he purchased 'Manahune' in the Te Ngawai district of Albury. Political career Kidd became the first Dominion president of the Crown Tenants' Association, and was also represented on the Canterbury Land Board, and the Timaru Harbour Board. In the , Kidd won the electorate from Labour's David Barnes by just 14 votes. He held the electorate at the next election in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Campbell Kidd
David Campbell Kidd (29 September 1889 – 23 September 1954) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. Early life Kidd was born in 1889 in Shag Point, Otago and received his education at Albany Street Public School in Dunedin. Together with his brother Peter, he worked on and later managed his father's farm, 'Moss Vale', Mt Nessing Road, Albury. He played rugby for the Albury club before the Great War. He went into World War I with the South Canterbury Mounted Rifles and was wounded in the Battle of Gaza in 1917. After the war, he took up a farm as a crown lease at 'Single Hill" Burkes Pass. In 1940 he purchased 'Manahune' in the Te Ngawai district of Albury. Political career Kidd became the first Dominion president of the Crown Tenants' Association, and was also represented on the Canterbury Land Board, and the Timaru Harbour Board. In the , Kidd won the electorate from Labour's David Barnes by just 14 votes. He held the electorate at the next election in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
