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Thomas Leonard Hayman (24 May 1904 – 2 January 1962) was a New Zealand politician of the
National Party and a farmer.
Biography
Hayman was born in 1904 in
Willowbridge near
Waimate
Waimate is a town in Canterbury, New Zealand and the seat of Waimate District. It is situated just inland from the eastern coast of the South Island. The town is reached via a short detour west when travelling on State Highway One, the main No ...
. He received his education at Nukuroa School and
Waimate High School, and left school aged 17 to help on the family farm. Between 1926 and 1945, he worked as a contractor in farming. He was active with several organisations, including the South Canterbury Power Board (where he served as deputy-chairman), chairman of the South Canterbury
Federated Farmers
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, and treasurer of the Methodist Church Trust at
Nukuroa. From 1941 to 1949, he was director of the
Studholme sale yards.
He represented the
Otago
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electorates of
Oamaru
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from
1949
Events
January
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* January 2 – Luis ...
to 1957, and then
Waitaki from
1957
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to 1962, when he died. In 1949, he defeated
Labour
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* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
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's
Arnold Nordmeyer
Sir Arnold Henry Nordmeyer (born Heinrich Arnold Nordmeyer, 7 February 1901 – 2 February 1989) was a New Zealand politician. He served as Minister of Finance (1957–1960) and later as Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition ...
.
He was a cabinet minister from 1960 to 1962; Postmaster-General from 12 December 1960 to 2 May 1961, then
Minister of Agriculture
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from 2 May 1961 until 2 January 1962.
Hayman died suddenly of a heart attack on 2 January 1962.
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1904 births
1962 deaths
New Zealand National Party MPs
Members of the Cabinet of New Zealand
Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
New Zealand MPs for South Island electorates
People from Waimate
20th-century New Zealand politicians
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