John Hamilton (New Zealand politician)
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919–1922 | 20th | Awarua | Reform | ||
| 1925–1928 | 22nd | Awarua | Reform | ||
John Ronald Hamilton (1871 – 12 January 1940) was a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party.
Hamilton was born in 1871 in Forest Hill in Southland, where he received his education. He later moved to the nearby Winton.[1] He was the elder brother of Adam Hamilton.[2]
Hamilton unsuccessfully contested the Southland electorate of Awarua in the 1911 and 1914 elections, before he was successful in 1919.[1] He lost the 1922 election, but defeated Philip De La Perrelle of the Liberal Party in 1925,[1] but lost to him in 1928.[3]
In 1935, Hamilton was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[4]
He died at Winton on 12 January 1940.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Who's Who". Auckland Star. Vol. LVI, no. 262. 5 November 1925. p. 10. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ Gustafson, Barry. "Hamilton, Adam". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 111.
- ^ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. Vol. CXIX, no. 105. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Hon. A. Hamilton's brother". Pahiatua Herald. 13 January 1940. p. 6. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
Categories:
- 1871 births
- 1940 deaths
- Reform Party (New Zealand) MPs
- New Zealand people of Scottish descent
- Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
- New Zealand MPs for South Island electorates
- Unsuccessful candidates in the 1928 New Zealand general election
- Unsuccessful candidates in the 1911 New Zealand general election
- Unsuccessful candidates in the 1914 New Zealand general election
- Unsuccessful candidates in the 1922 New Zealand general election