James Arnold (New Zealand politician)
James Frederick Arnold (6 June 1859 – 10 July 1929) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament of the Liberal Party for various Dunedin electorates.
Private life
[edit]Born in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, on 6 June 1859, Arnold was the son of Julius Arnold.[1][2] The family emigrated to New Zealand in 1864.[1] James Arnold went on to become a bootmaker and trade union leader.[3] He was known as "the bootmakers lawyer" at the Industrial Conciliation & Arbitration (ICA) Court.[4]
Member of Parliament
[edit]| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899–1902 | 14th | City of Dunedin | Liberal–Labour | ||
| 1902–1905 | 15th | City of Dunedin | Liberal–Labour | ||
| 1905–1908 | 16th | Dunedin South | Liberal–Labour | ||
| 1908–1911 | 17th | Dunedin Central | Liberal–Labour | ||
Arnold represented City of Dunedin (1899–1905), Dunedin South (1905–1908) and Dunedin Central (1908–1911) in the New Zealand House of Representatives.[5]
At the 1905 election, Arnold stressed his Independent credentials and said that the "present administration [i.e. Premier Richard Seddon's Liberal Government] were not all they should be", favoured the elective executive bill, and held himself at liberty to compel the Ministry to reconstruct.[6]
Death
[edit]Arnold died at his home in Timaru on 10 July 1929,[7] and was buried at Timaru Cemetery.[8]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "Obituary: Mr J. F. Arnold". Otago Daily Times. 11 July 1929. p. 13. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Channel Islands, select births and baptisms, 1820–1907". Ancestry.com Operations. 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ Hamer 1988, p. 361.
- ^ Hamer 1988, p. 186.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 180.
- ^ Whitcher 1966, p. 242.
- ^ "Deaths". Otago Daily Times. 11 July 1929. p. 8. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Cemetery search". Timaru District Council. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
References
[edit]- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
- Hamer, David A. (1988). The New Zealand Liberals: The Years of Power, 1891–1912. Auckland: Auckland University Press. ISBN 1-86940-014-3.
- Whitcher, G.F. (1966). The New Liberal Party 1905 (MA Thesis). Christchurch: University of Canterbury.
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