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John Graham (New Zealand Politician)
John Graham (12 January 1843 – 8 February 1926) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Nelson in the South Island. Early life Graham was born in Nelson in 1843, the eldest son of one of the earliest European settlers of the region. Member of Parliament John Graham represented the Nelson electorate in the House of Representatives for 18 years from 1893 to 1911, when he retired. The 1893 general election was contested by four candidates in Nelson: Graham (1289 votes), Richmond Hursthouse (1011 votes), John Kerr (910 votes) and William Lock (74 votes). The 1896 general election was contested by Graham and Jesse Piper, who received 2061 and 1718 votes, respectively. Graham was thus elected with a majority of 343 votes. Independent Liberal In 1894, Graham successfully opposed the Midland Railway Bill insofar as it proposed to abandon the obligations of the company to provide a railway to Nelson. As Chairman of the Banking Enquiry Committee of 1896, John Graham fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson (New Zealand Electorate)
Nelson is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the House of Representatives of New Zealand. From 1853 to 1860, the electorate was called Town of Nelson. From 1860 to 1881, it was City of Nelson. The electorate is the only one that has continuously existed since the 1st Parliament in 1853. The current MP for Nelson is Rachel Boyack of the Labour Party after defeating long time incumbent Nick Smith of the National Party in the 2020 general election. Population centres Nelson is based around the city of Nelson, with the dormitory town of Richmond and the smaller community of Hope drafted in to bring the electorate up to the required population quota. A significant adjustment to the electorate's boundaries was carried out ahead of the change to mixed-member proportional (MMP) voting in 1996; the decrease in South Island electorates from 25 to 16 lead to the abolition of one western South Island electorate; Tasman was split between Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richmond Hursthouse
Richmond Hursthouse (5 May 1845 – 11 November 1902) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Nelson, New Zealand, and a cabinet minister. Family life Hursthouse was born in New Plymouth in 1845, soon after his family's emigration from England. His parents were John Hursthouse (1811–1860) and Helen, née Wilson (1803–1895). His parents and other family members (his father's brother, Charles Hursthouse, and a cousin, Thomas Newsham, and their families) came to New Zealand on the ''Thomas Sparks''; they arrived in Wellington in early 1843. John Hursthouse and family proceeded to New Plymouth, but the outbreak of the First Taranaki War saw the family move to Nelson. Richmond Hursthouse's education was restricted to one year at Nelson's Bishop's School. In 1873, he married Mary Fearon, the daughter of Edward Fearon. She died in September 1901. Activities Aged 19, he helped with the survey of Westport. Afterwards, he returned to New Plymouth and was in the militia. He partic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Liberal Party MPs
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1926 Deaths
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1843 Births
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Nelson Railway Proposals
There have been various proposals to link the city of Nelson to New Zealand’s South Island rail network, but none have come to fruition. Nelson was served by the Dun Mountain Railway, a mineral tramway that was also used by a horse tram between the city and its port, and by the Nelson Section, an isolated part of the government-owned railway between Nelson and Glenhope, which served several existing and developing communities in between. Proposals Proposals to connect Nelson to the South Island network have involved extensions and different routes for the isolated Nelson Section, and proposals for completely new lines that did not connect with the Nelson Section. The original intention was to build a line that could tap the West Coast coalfields and link with Christchurch, either by way of the Midland Line and the Buller District, or by way of Tophouse and the Lewis Pass. Only after the line was closed was the Blenheim connection seriously advocated and that only until the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson City Council
Nelson City Council is a unitary local authority. It has its headquarters in Nelson. History Nelson City Council was created in 1992. Local governance of Nelson began with Nelson Province in 1853, which covered the entire upper South Island. Provinces were abolished in 1876 and replaced with smaller counties and boroughs, including a Nelson Borough. In the 1989 local government reforms, Nelson was made part of the Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council, then in 1992 that regional council was split into multiple parts, including today's Nelson City Council. Scope Nelson City Council's area covers the entire region of Nelson, covering 424 km2. Its population was 53,082 in 2018. It borders the Tasman and Marlborough Districts. Councillors are elected for three year terms through local elections. Current councillors The current mayor of Nelson is Nick Smith. Nelson City councillors for the 2022–2025 term are: * Matty Anderson * Matthew Benge * Trudie Brand * Mel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellington
Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metro area, and is the administrative centre of the Wellington Region. It is the world's southernmost capital of a sovereign state. Wellington features a temperate maritime climate, and is the world's windiest city by average wind speed. Legends recount that Kupe discovered and explored the region in about the 10th century, with initial settlement by Māori iwi such as Rangitāne and Muaūpoko. The disruptions of the Musket Wars led to them being overwhelmed by northern iwi such as Te Āti Awa by the early 19th century. Wellington's current form was originally designed by Captain William Mein Smith, the first Surveyor General for Edward Wakefield's New Zealand Company, in 1840. The Wellington urban area, which only includes urbanised ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson College
Nelson College is the oldest state secondary school in New Zealand. It is an all-boys school in the City of Nelson that teaches from years 9 to 13. In addition, it runs a private preparatory school for year 7 and 8 boys. The school also has places for boarders, who live in two boarding houses adjacent to the main school buildings on the same campus. It was a Nelson College old boy, Charles Monro, who was instrumental in introducing the game of rugby into New Zealand. History The school opened with eight students on 7 April 1856 in premises in Trafalgar Square, Nelson, but shortly thereafter moved to a site in Manuka Street. In 1861, the school moved again to its current site in Waimea Road. The Deed of Foundation was signed in 1857 and set out the curriculum to be followed by the College. It included English language and literature, one or more modern languages, geography, mathematics, classics, history, drawing, music and such other branches of science as the Council o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Hutchison (New Zealand Politician)
George Hutchison (1846 – 30 July 1930) was a New Zealand politician from Taranaki. Early life Hutchison was born in Dundee, Scotland, in 1846. He was a son of William Hutchison, later a Wellington Mayor and Member of Parliament. Hutchison Jr received his education in Ireland and Scotland until age 15. He came to New Zealand with his parents in 1866. His father, a journalist, had been hired by '' The Southern Cross'' newspaper in Auckland. Hutchison Jr studied law and from 1872, he practised in Wanganui and then Wellington. He married Agnes Hogg, the daughter of Rev. David Hogg, on 31 March 1874 at Wanganui. Political career His first attempt at entering the New Zealand House of Representatives was in April 1875, when he stood in the Rangitikei by-election. He performed poorly and of the three candidates, he came last with 11% of the vote. His father was successful in the City of Wellington electorate in the . Hutchison Jr announced his candidacy in the in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McKenzie (New Zealand Politician)
Sir John McKenzie (6 October 1839 – 6 August 1901) was a New Zealand politician. He served as Minister of Lands and Agriculture in the Liberal Government of John Ballance. Early life McKenzie was born in Ardross, Scotland, the son of a small tenant farmer, and while young saw the hardships caused by the Highland Clearances. When he was five-years-old in May 1845 the McKenzie was woken before dawn by his father and walked on a 16-mile journey to a small Presbyterian church at Croick. En route (despite his age) McKenzie witnessed the former inhabitants of the nearby Glencalvie estate huddled together in a graveyard after they had been evicted from their homes by an exploitative landlord. This is something he never forgot and the memory would shape the attitudes and actions of his life subsequently. As a teenager McKenzie was farming with his father was farming at Baldoon where they also hired two further employees regularly. He commenced a typical rural apprenticeship, starti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Seddon
Richard John Seddon (22 June 1845 – 10 June 1906) was a New Zealand politician who served as the List of prime ministers of New Zealand, 15th Prime Minister of New Zealand, premier (prime minister) of New Zealand from 1893 until his death. In office for thirteen years, he is to date New Zealand's List of Prime Ministers of New Zealand by time in office, longest-serving head of government. Seddon was born in Eccleston, St Helens, Eccleston near St Helens, Merseyside, St Helens, Lancashire, in England. He arrived in New Zealand in 1866 to join an uncle in the West Coast Gold Rush, West Coast goldfields. His prominence in local politics gained him a seat in the New Zealand House of Representatives, House of Representatives in 1879. Seddon became a key member of the New Zealand Liberal Party, Liberal Party under the leadership of John Ballance, but differed from him greatly due to his Historic conservatism in New Zealand, conservativism clashing with Ballance's progressivism. Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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