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William Stewart (New Zealand politician)

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New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1915–1917 19th Bay of Islands Reform

William Stewart (1861 – 14 December 1955) was a politician of the Reform Party (New Zealand).

He represented the Bay of Islands electorate from 1915 (when he won a by-election after the 1914 election of Vernon Reed was declared void) to 1917, when he resigned.[1]

He was then appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council for two terms, from 1918 to 1925 and 1925 to 1932.[2]

In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 141.
  2. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 86.
  3. ^ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. Vol. CXIX, no. 105. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 12 September 2015.

References

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  • Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Bay of Islands
1915–1917
Succeeded by
Vernon Reed