Samuel Locke (1836 – 13 April 1890) was a 19th-century

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from the

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of New Zealand. Locke was born in West Norfolk, England in 1836. He moved to

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, New Zealand in 1853 and took up work

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. During the course of his work he became proficient in te reo Māori, being described by an Auckland newspaper as "essentially a Māori man". After losing to the incumbent Allan McDonald by 19 votes in the , which was attributed to his broken leg preventing him from

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widely, he succeeded him to represent the

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electorate in the following McDonald's resignation. In the 1884 general election, he defeated

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. He retired in 1887 due to poor health. He was found dead in his bed on 13 April 1890, and was deemed to have died of

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1836 births 1890 deaths Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates 19th-century New Zealand politicians People from King's Lynn and West Norfolk (district) English emigrants to New Zealand Unsuccessful candidates in the 1881 New Zealand general election {{NewZealand-politician-stub