Philip Aldborough de la Perrelle (1872 – 7 December 1935) was a New Zealand politician of the

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and the United Party.

Biography

Early life

De la Perrelle was born at

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in 1872. He was a newspaper proprietor and owned the ''Lake Country Press'' from age 21, and the ''Winton Record'' from 1912.

Political career

He represented the

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electorate of Awarua in Parliament from when he defeated

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of the Reform Party. Hamilton won the electorate back in , but De La Perrelle won it again in and held it to 1935, when he retired due to indifferent health, and he died within days of the . He was a cabinet minister in the Ward and Forbes Ministries of the United Government from 1928 to 1931; Internal Affairs (1928–1931). In May 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. De la Perrelle was twice married. He died on 7 December 1935, and was survived by his second wife and three sons.

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* 1872 births 1935 deaths United Party (New Zealand) MPs New Zealand Liberal Party MPs Members of the Cabinet of New Zealand People from Arrowtown Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for South Island electorates Unsuccessful candidates in the 1925 New Zealand general election {{NewZealand-Liberal-politician-stub