Alfred Saunders
Alfred Saunders | |
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| 3rd Superintendent of Nelson Province | |
| In office Mar 1865 – 4 February 1867 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1820 |
| Died | 28 October 1905 (aged 85) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Children | ten, including Sarah Page |
Alfred Saunders (12 June 1820 – 28 October 1905) was a 19th-century New Zealand politician.[1]
Political career
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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| 1861–1864 | 3rd | Waimea | Independent | ||
| 1878–1879 | 6th | Cheviot | Independent | ||
| 1879–1881 | 7th | Cheviot | Independent | ||
| 1889–1890 | 10th | Lincoln | Independent | ||
| 1890–1893 | 11th | Selwyn | Independent | ||
| 1893–1896 | 12th | Selwyn | Independent | ||
He was elected onto the Nelson Provincial Council representing Waimea South in 1855 and remained a councillor until his election of Superintendent for the Nelson Province from 1865 to 1867. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Waimea in 1861, and he resigned from this seat in 1864. He then represented Cheviot from 1878 to 1881 when he was defeated. He unsuccessfully contested the 1882 by-election in the Wakanui electorate. He contested the 1888 by-election in the Ashley electorate and was defeated by John Verrall by just two votes.[2]
From 1889 to 1890 he represented the Lincoln electorate and from 1890 to 1896 he represented Selwyn, being defeated at the general election of 1896 for the latter constituency.[3]
He supported the Temperance Union petition in favour of woman's suffrage to Parliament in 1891. He had ten children, including Sarah Page.[4]
References
- ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
- ^ "Ashley Election". The Press. Vol. XLV, no. 7132. 31 July 1888. p. 5. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ "Mr. Alfred Saunders". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Canterbury Provincial District. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia Company Limited. 1903. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
- ^ Bohan, Edmund. "Sarah Page". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
Further reading
- Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
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- 1820 births
- 1905 deaths
- Superintendents of New Zealand provincial councils
- Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
- Members of the Nelson Provincial Council
- Unsuccessful candidates in the 1881 New Zealand general election
- Unsuccessful candidates in the 1887 New Zealand general election
- Unsuccessful candidates in the 1896 New Zealand general election
- Unsuccessful candidates in the 1884 New Zealand general election
- New Zealand MPs for South Island electorates
- 19th-century New Zealand politicians