Robert Coulter (New Zealand politician)
Robert Coulter | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Waikato | |
| In office 27 November 1935 – 15 October 1938 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick Lye |
| Succeeded by | Stan Goosman |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Raglan | |
| In office 25 September 1943 – 31 December 1945† | |
| Preceded by | Lee Martin |
| Succeeded by | Hallyburton Johnstone |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1891 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Died | 31 December 1945 |
| Political party | Labour |
Robert Coulter (1891 – 31 December 1945) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.
Biography
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935–1938 | 25th | Waikato | Labour | ||
| 1943–1945 | 27th | Raglan | Labour | ||
Born in 1891 in Christchurch[1] and died December 1945, during which time Robert Coulter represented the Waikato electorate from 1935 to 1938,[2] when he was defeated by National's Stan Goosman.[3]
He settled in Te Aroha in 1904 and was a member of the Te Aroha Borough Council for more than 20 years, and had been for many years Mayor, when re-elected MP in 1943. He was associated for a number of years with the Northern Athletic Union, the Thames Harbour Board and the Te Aroha Fire Board. He was defeated in Hauraki in 1938 by Lieutenant- Colonel J. M. Allen.[1]
He then represented the Raglan electorate from 1943 to 31 December 1945, when he died in Timaru after a long illness.[2][4] He was succeeded by Hallyburton Johnstone of National in 1946.[5] He was to stand in Raglan in the cancelled 1941 election. Robert Coulter was elected twice in rural electorates that usually returned Reform or National MPs.
Notes
- ^ a b "Who's Who". Auckland Star. 27 September 1943. p. 3. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ a b Wilson 1985, p. 191.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 200.
- ^ "Mr R. Coulter M.P." Manawatu Standard. Vol. LXVI, no. 27. 31 December 1945. p. 6. Retrieved 20 May 2020 – via Papers Past.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 208.
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.
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