Frank Lark
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Frank Lark | |
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| Member of the Legislative Council | |
| In office 9 March 1936 – 21 March 1946 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1887 Plymouth, Devon, England |
| Died | (aged 58) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour Party |
Frank Edwin Lark (1887 – 21 March 1946) was a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council from 9 March 1936 to 8 March 1943; and 9 March 1943 to 21 March 1946. He was appointed by the First Labour Government.[1]
Biography[edit]
Early life[edit]
He was originally from Plymouth, England, and joined the Royal Navy as a naval rating on HMS Encounter. He then left the service and went to northern Wairoa in 1932 and later moved to Waihi. He joined the Railway Department but left it about 1920 to go farming at Matamata.
Political career[edit]
While in Matamata, he took a keen interest in school and local government affairs, became a member of the school committee, and the chairman and also a member of the Matamata Town Board. He was an energetic worker on behalf of the unemployed. He was elected a member of the Auckland City Council in 1935, but declined to stand for re-election three years later.[2] He was a member of the Auckland Transport Board, serving as deputy chairman for a period. In 1935 Lark was appointed to the Legislative Council.
Death[edit]
Lark died on 21 March 1946 and his ashes were buried at Waikumete Cemetery.[3] He was survived by his wife May, two sons and one daughter.
References[edit]
- ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 157. OCLC 154283103.
- ^ "Civic Elections - Labour Candidates". Vol. LXXV, no. 22949. The New Zealand Herald. 29 January 1938. p. 15.
- ^ "Cemetery search". Auckland Council. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
These notes were sourced from a eulogy from an Auckland newspaper published 21 March 1946.
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