William Swanson (politician)
Appearance
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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1871–1875 | 5th | Newton | Independent | ||
1875–1879 | 6th | Newton | Independent | ||
1879–1879 | 7th | Newton | Independent | ||
1881–1884 | 8th | Newton | Independent |
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William Swanson (1819 – 23 April 1903) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Auckland, New Zealand.
He represented the Newton electorate from 1871 to 1884, when he retired.[1] He was a minister in the Vogel Ministry, 1876 and Grey Ministry 1877–1879 as a Member of the Executive Council.[1] He was then appointed to the Legislative Council in 1885, a position he held until his death.[1]
In the 1870s he won a bet with John Sangster Macfarlane who had claimed that a certain politician would soon be in Mt Eden (gaol), and used to display the cheque for £80 which he received from Macfarlane but did not cash.[2]
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