Arthur Withy (February 1870 – 24 September 1943) was a New Zealand journalist and political activist.

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Born in

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in 1870, Withy arrived in New Zealand in 1884. He was a journalist and prominent single-taxer (i.e. a land tax) and follower of

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. He was Secretary of the New Zealand Land Values League. Arthur Withy was a

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candidate for

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in the

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in 1895 and a candidate for the

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for the Parnell electorate in 1896. He was a member of the United Labour Party National Executive 1912-13 and an

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candidate for

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in 1911. Arthur Withy died on 24 September 1943. Withy's father

Edward Withy Edward Withy (c. 1844 – 26 March 1927) was born in Bristol, England and in 1869 co-founded a shipbuilding partnership at Hartlepool that eventually became part of Furness Withy. He sold the firm in 1884 and emigrated from England to New Zealand ...

had been a shipbuilder in Bristol, England until he emigrated to New Zealand in 1884. He represented

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in the

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from 1887 to 1890.

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1870 births 1943 deaths New Zealand journalists Georgist politicians New Zealand people of English descent New Zealand Liberal Party politicians New Zealand Labour Party politicians Liberal Party (UK) parliamentary candidates New Zealand Labour Party (1910) politicians United Labour Party (New Zealand) politicians Unsuccessful candidates in the 1896 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1911 New Zealand general election People from Seaton Carew {{NewZealand-writer-stub

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