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Bill Dillon (politician)

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Bill Dillon
Dillon in 1987
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Hamilton East
In office
14 July 1984 – 27 October 1990
Preceded byIan Shearer
Succeeded byTony Steel
Personal details
Born(1933-04-16)16 April 1933
Died17 April 1994(1994-04-17) (aged 61)
Hamilton, New Zealand
Political partyLabour
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Auckland
ProfessionLawyer

Joseph Gilbert "Bill" Dillon (16 April 1933 – 17 April 1994) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party in the Fourth Labour Government of New Zealand.

Biography

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Early life and career

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Dillon studied at Auckland University College and graduated LLB in 1957.[1][2] Dillon then entered the legal profession and joined the Hamilton legal firm of McCaw, Smith and Arcus in 1961, becoming a partner in 1963.[3] He was also a member of the Territorial Force where he held the rank of Flying Officer.[1]

Political career

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New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate List Party
1984–1987 41st Hamilton East Labour
1987–1990 42nd Hamilton East Labour

Prior to entering Parliament Dillon was a member of the Auckland Harbour Board from 1971 to 1986 and was deputy-chairman from 1980 to 1981. He was also a member of the Hamilton Civic Trust and Hamilton District Law Society Council.[1]

He represented the Hamilton East electorate in Parliament from 1984 to 1990, when he was defeated by Tony Steel, and the Labour Party was defeated overall by the National Party.[4] While in Parliament Dillon was the Chair of the Justice and Law Reform committees. He was also a member of the Electoral, Foreign Affairs and State Owned Enterprises committees.[1]

Later life and death

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After losing his seat Dillon accepted an appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court in Samoa.[3]

Dillon died aged 61 in Hamilton on 17 April 1994 following a short illness.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Who's Who 1987, p. 46.
  2. ^ "NZ university graduates 1870–1961: Da–Do". Shadows of Time. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Death saddens Labour". The Evening Post. 18 April 1994. p. 2.
  4. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 193.

References

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  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
  • Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946–1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.
  • Who's Who in the New Zealand Parliament 1987. Wellington: Parliamentary Service. 1987.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Hamilton East
1984–1990
Succeeded by