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Joseph Sutton Beswick (1831 – 3 June 1888) was a 19th-century
Joseph Sutton Beswick (1831 – 3 June 1888) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
and a magistrate in Canterbury
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, New Zealand.
Beswick represented the Mandeville electorate in the Canterbury Provincial Council
The Canterbury Province was a province of New Zealand from 1853 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. Its capital was Christchurch.
History
Canterbury was founded in December 1850 by the Canterbury Association of influential Eng ...
for many years. He was first elected in April 1862 to the fourth council and held representation until April 1867. He was next a representative from June 1870 to February 1874. He was a member of the Canterbury Executive Council from 14 December 1866 to 20 April 1867, and again from 30 September 1871 to 2 January 1874.
He represented the Kaiapoi electorate from to 24 April 1867, when he resigned.
He stood unsuccessfully in the for .
He had been a magistrate in Lyttelton and Timaru. He died in Timaru after a long illness.
His son Harry Beswick was Mayor of Christchurch in 1896.
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1831 births 1888 deaths New Zealand MPs for South Island electorates Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives Members of Canterbury provincial executive councils 19th-century New Zealand politicians Members of the Canterbury Provincial Council {{NewZealand-politician-stub