Edward Graham McMinn
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Edward Graham McMinn (1843 - 30 May 1883) was a 19th-century
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of New Zealand. Edward Graham McMinn was born in the town of Antrim in Northern Ireland to Francis Joseph McMinn and Mary McMinn. He represented the electorate from to 1879, when he was defeated. In the , Whitaker won the seat and McMinn came third (Waipa voted on 10 September 1879). The "Greyite" (Liberal) vote was split. He was found dead in his bed at Harapipi southwest of Hamilton, aged 40 years. He had been a staff-sergeant in Von Tempsky's Forest Rangers.


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Year of birth missing 1883 deaths Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates 19th-century New Zealand politicians Unsuccessful candidates in the 1879 New Zealand general election {{NewZealand-politician-stub