James Alfred Nash (27 July 1871 – 24 July 1952), known as Jimmy Nash, was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand and a

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Biography

Nash was born in 1871 in Foxton to Ann Ellen Webster and Norman Nash. He won the

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electorate (since renamed the Palmerston North electorate) in the

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after the death of

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, and held it to

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, when he was defeated by the

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candidate,

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in a three-person contest involving the town's mayor, Gus Mansford. He was Chairman of Committees in 1935. He contested the in the for the National Party, but was again defeated by Hodgens. In 1935, Nash was awarded the

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. He was appointed a

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for public and municipal services in the

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. Nash was a prominent

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and was appointed past grand master of Lodge Kilwinning, Manawatu, in 1946. He died at his home in

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on 24 July 1952, and was buried in Terrace End Cemetery.

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Robin Hyde on Mr Nash and others in Parliament in 1925
, - 1871 births 1952 deaths People from Foxton, New Zealand Mayors of Palmerston North Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives Reform Party (New Zealand) MPs New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates New Zealand Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Unsuccessful candidates in the 1938 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1935 New Zealand general election New Zealand Freemasons Burials at Terrace End Cemetery {{NewZealand-mayor-stub