Frederick Haselden
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 14th | Patea | Independent | ||
| 1901–1902 | 14th | Patea | Independent | ||
Frederick Henry Haselden (1849–1941) was a conservative Member of Parliament from the Taranaki Region in New Zealand for the Patea electorate.
Birth and family
[edit]Haselden was born on 24 December 1846 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England. He was the son of Rev. Charles Haselden and Maria Simpson Moore.[1] The family emigrated to New Zealand aboard the SS Mermaid in 1860. His brother was a Wellingtom stipendary magistrate.[2]
Life in New Zealand
[edit]Before October 1896, Haselden had become a sheep farmer in Hunterville, Taranaki Region. He was also appointed a Justice of the Peace.[3]
Parliamentary career
[edit]Following the resignation of George Hutchison, he was elected for Patea in an 18 July 1901 by-election. After an electoral petition the seat was declared vacant from 9 October 1901. He was re-elected in the subsequent 6 November by-election, but was defeated in the 1902 general election.[4]
In the 1908 general election, he stood unsuccessfully for Ohinemuri, and in 1909 he stood in the 1909 by-election for Thames.
Later life
[edit]Haselden later moved to South Africa,[5][6] where he died in 1941.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ 1851 England Census
- ^ "The Candidates". The New Zealand Herald. 20 July 1901.
- ^ Obituary for Charles Haselden, Thames Advertiser, 14 Oct 1896
- ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 203. OCLC 154283103.
- ^ Scholefield, G.H., ed. (1940). A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (PDF). Vol. 1. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. p. 366. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Obituary: Miss Frances I. Haselden". Auckland Star. 15 July 1936. p. 19. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Frederick Henry Haselden in the Cape Province, South Africa, estates death notice index, 1834–1956". Ancestry.com Operations. 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
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