Joseph Linklater (12 March 1876 – 25 April 1961) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament.

Military service

Linklater saw active service as a private in the 6th New Zealand Contingent during the

Second Boer War The Second Boer War ( af, Tweede Vryheidsoorlog, , 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, the Anglo–Boer War, or the South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer Republics (the South ...

. During

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

he was a second lieutenant in the New Zealand Services Motor-Service Corps.

Political career

He was elected to the Manawatu electorate in the 1922 general election after Edward Newman retired, and held the electorate until he was defeated by Labour's

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in 1935. In 1935, Linklater was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services in connection with the supervision of disabled servicemen's farms in the

1949 New Year Honours The 1949 New Year Honours were appointments by many of the Commonwealth realms of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were announced in supplements to the '' London ...

Death

Linklater died at Foxton in 1961 and was buried at Kelvin Grove Cemetery, Palmerston North.

References

1876 births 1961 deaths New Zealand military personnel of the Second Boer War New Zealand military personnel of World War I Reform Party (New Zealand) MPs New Zealand Officers of the Order of the British Empire Unsuccessful candidates in the 1935 New Zealand general election Burials at Kelvin Grove Cemetery Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates {{NewZealand-politician-stub