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James O'Brien (8 June 1874 – 28 September 1947) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.
[edit] Biography
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| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1922–1925 | 21st | Westland | Labour | |
| 1928–1931 | 23rd | Westland | Labour | |
| 1931–1935 | 24th | Westland | Labour | |
| 1935–1938 | 25th | Westland | Labour | |
| 1938–1943 | 26th | Westland | Labour | |
| 1943–1946 | 27th | Westland | Labour | |
| 1946–1947 | 28th | Westland | Labour | |
O'Brien was born at Forest Creek, near Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia.[1]
He represented the Westland electorate in Parliament from the 1922 election, when he defeated Tom Seddon.[2] He lost the electorate in the 1925 election to Tom Seddon, but won it back in 1928, and held it to 1947, when he died.[2]
He was a Minister in the First Labour Government. He was Minister of Transport (9 December 1942 – 28 September 1947), Minister of Marine (9 December 1942 – 28 September 1947), Minister of Labour (27 June 1946 – 19 December 1946) and Minister of Mines (27 June 1946 – 19 December 1946).[3]
O'Brien died in Wellington on 28 September 1947.[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Len, Richardson. "O'Brien, James - Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/4o1. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ a b Scholefield 1950, p. 129.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 51.
[edit] References
- Scholefield, Guy Hardy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1949. Wellington: Govt. Printer.
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