User:Schwede66/mayors/Daniel Giles Sullivan
Daniel Giles Sullivan | |
|---|---|
| 13th Minister of Railways | |
| In office 26 November 1935 – 12 December 1941 | |
| Prime Minister | Michael Joseph Savage Peter Fraser |
| Preceded by | George Forbes |
| Succeeded by | Bob Semple |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Avon | |
| In office 17 December 1919 – 28 May 1947 | |
| Preceded by | George Warren Russell |
| Succeeded by | John Mathison |
| 35th Mayor of Christchurch | |
| In office 1931–1936 | |
| Preceded by | Rev. John Archer |
| Succeeded by | John Beanland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 July 1882 Waltham |
| Died | 8 April 1947 (aged 64) Lewisham Hospital, Wellington |
| Nationality |  New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour |
| Cabinet | New Zealand Cabinet |
Daniel Giles "Dan" Sullivan (18 July 1882 – 8 April 1947) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament, Cabinet Minister and Mayor of Christchurch.
Early years
[edit]Born in Christchurch in 1882, Sullivan was President/Secretary of the Canterbury French Polishers Union and National Federation of Furniture Trades Unions.
He was a member of the Christchurch City Council between 1915–23 and 1925–31, and Mayor of Christchurch 1931-36.
Member of Parliament
[edit]| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919–1922 | 20th | Avon | Labour | ||
| 1922–1925 | 21st | Avon | Labour | ||
| 1925–1928 | 22nd | Avon | Labour | ||
| 1928–1931 | 23rd | Avon | Labour | ||
| 1931–1935 | 24th | Avon | Labour | ||
| 1935–1938 | 25th | Avon | Labour | ||
| 1938–1943 | 26th | Avon | Labour | ||
| 1943–1946 | 27th | Avon | Labour | ||
| 1946–1947 | 28th | Avon | Labour | ||
Dan Sullivan represented the Avon Electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives for 28 years from 1919 to 1947. During the 1920s Sullivan and Jimmy McCombs led the opposition to Harry Holland within the Parliamentary Labour Party caucus.[1]
Sullivan was a significant Cabinet Minister in the First Labour Government of New Zealand: the Minister of Industries and Commerce between 1935–47, Minister of Railways from 1935 to 1941 and the high profile wartime Minister of Supply and Munitions. He was also Acting Prime Minister from April to July 1944.
Death and commemoration
[edit]Sullivan died on 8 April 1947.[2] Sullivan Avenue in the Christchurch suburb of Woolston was named in Sullivan's honour in 1929.[3]
Further reading
[edit]- From the Cradle to the Grave: a biography of Michael Joseph Savage by Barry Gustafson (1986, Reed Methuen, Auckland) ISBN 0474001385 (page 298 of Biographical Appendix)
- Labour's Path to Political Independence: the Origins and Establishment of the NZLP: 1900-19 by Barry Gustafson (1980, Oxford University Press, Auckland)
References
[edit]- ^ The New Zealand Parliamentary Record: 1840-1984 by J. O. Wilson (1985, Government Printer, Wellington)
- ^ Watson, James (updated 22 June 2007). "Sullivan, Daniel Giles 1882 - 1947". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Harper, Margaret. "Christchurch Street Names S" (PDF). Christchurch City Libraries. p. 135. Retrieved 21 March 2010.