William Fraser (1827–1901) was a 19th-century

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Member of Parliament in the

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, New Zealand.

Biography

He was born in

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, Scotland, in 1827. He was Mayor of Thames in 1882–1887. He represented the

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electorate in

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from 1884 to 1890. In the 1890 general election, he was defeated for the Te Aroha electorate by William Shepherd Allen. Allen's election was declared void on 3 April 1891. Fraser won the resulting 9 July 1891 by-election and represented the electorate until the end of the term in 1893.

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* * 1827 births 1901 deaths Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand Liberal Party MPs Mayors of Thames New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates Unsuccessful candidates in the 1890 New Zealand general election 19th-century New Zealand politicians {{NewZealand-mayor-stub