James Frederick Arnold (6 June 1859 – 10 July 1929) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament of the Liberal Party for various Dunedin electorates.

Private life

Born in Saint Peter Port,

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, on 6 June 1859, Arnold was the son of Julius Arnold. The family emigrated to New Zealand in 1864. James Arnold went on to become a bootmaker and trade union leader. He was known as "the bootmakers lawyer" at the Industrial Conciliation & Arbitration (ICA) Court.

Member of Parliament

Arnold represented City of Dunedin (–1905), Dunedin South (–1908) and Dunedin Central (–1911) in the

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Death

Arnold died at his home in Timaru on 10 July 1929, and was buried at Timaru Cemetery.

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* * *''The New Liberal Party 1905'' by G.F. Whitcher (1966, MA Thesis-University of Canterbury, Christchurch) 1859 births 1929 deaths Independent MPs of New Zealand New Zealand Liberal Party MPs New Zealand trade unionists Guernsey emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand MPs for Dunedin electorates Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives Unsuccessful candidates in the 1911 New Zealand general election 19th-century New Zealand politicians Guernsey people Burials at Timaru Cemetery {{NewZealand-Liberal-politician-stub