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Hon. Thomas Otto Bishop MLC (1877 – 1 May 1952) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.


Biography

He was appointed to the
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in 1943, and was
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from 15 March 1950 until it was abolished on 31 December 1950 by the
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. He emigrated from
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, England to Otago, where he qualified as an Associate in the Otago School of Mines. He joined the civil service for ten years, becoming Undersecretary of the Mines Department in 1918. He resigned and became Secretary of the New Zealand Employers’ Association. Bishop was married with three daughters, and died in Lower Hutt on 1 May 1952, aged 75 years. He was cremated at
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the following day.


References

1877 births 1952 deaths Speakers of the New Zealand Legislative Council New Zealand National Party MLCs Members of the New Zealand Legislative Council {{NZNational-politician-stub