Gordon Hultquist
Gordon Hultquist | |
|---|---|
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| Member of Parliament, Bay of Plenty | |
| In office 28 November 1935 – 1 November 1941 † | |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Williams |
| Succeeded by | Bill Sullivan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1904 Bunbury, WA, Australia |
| Died | 1 November 1941 Egypt |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | New Zealand Army |
| Years of service | 1939–1941 |
| Rank | .svg){kind=small} Lieutenant |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Axel Gordon Hultquist, known as Gordon Hultquist (1904 – 1 November 1941) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.
Early life
Hultquist was born in Bunbury, Western Australia, an electrician and the son of a Swedish Salvation Army Officer.[1]
Political career
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935–1938 | 25th | Bay of Plenty | Labour | ||
| 1938–1941 | 26th | Bay of Plenty | Labour | ||
Hultquist was on John A. Lee's campaign committee in 1931.
He represented the Bay of Plenty electorate from the 1935 general election to 1941.[2]
WWII
A territorial soldier, he volunteered on the outbreak of war in 1939. He enlisted in the New Zealand Army, and took part in the campaigns in Greece and Crete. He was a Lieutenant in the Signals Corps when he died in Egypt from influenza.[1]
References
- ^ a b Gustafson, Barry (1986). From the Cradle to the Grave: a biography of Michael Joseph Savage. Auckland: Reed Methuen. p. 284. ISBN 0-474-00138-5.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 206. OCLC 154283103.
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- 1904 births
- 1941 deaths
- New Zealand people of World War II
- New Zealand Labour Party MPs
- New Zealand military personnel killed in World War II
- Australian emigrants to New Zealand
- New Zealand Army officers
- New Zealand Salvationists
- Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
- New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates
- People from Bunbury, Western Australia
- New Zealand people of Swedish descent
- 20th-century New Zealand politicians