William Henry Gillespie (14 August 1893 – 23 April 1961) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. He was a cabinet minister from 1960 to 1961.

Biography

Gillespie was born in 1893. He received his education at Ashley Gorge and Oxford District High School, and left school aged 13 following his father's death. He represented the

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electorate of Hurunui from

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to 1961, when he died, causing the for Hurunui. From 1958 to 1960 he was Shadow Minister of Agriculture and Lands while National was in opposition. At the formation of the Second National Government he was appointed a member of Cabinet, having been designated as

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on 12 December 1960. He was Chairman of the Board of

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from 1951 until 1960.

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* 1893 births 1961 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 20th-century New Zealand politicians Chancellors of Lincoln University (New Zealand) {{NZNational-politician-stub