Английская Википедия:Benjamin Harris (New Zealand politician)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use New Zealand English Benjamin Harris (1836 – 12 February 1928) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in New Zealand. In 1893 he appears to have been a Liberal Party supporter.Шаблон:Sfn
Early life
Harris was born at Lisburn, Ireland, in 1836.[1] The family migrated to England, Canada, and Australia, before settling in New Zealand in East Tāmaki in 1847.[1][2] Early in his life, he had a farm in Pukekohe.[1] With the outbreak of the New Zealand Wars, he joined the Otahuhu Cavalry Volunteers in 1861, and, as The Press in Christchurch as a contemporary source records, "for a few years subsequently galloped about slaying Maoris Шаблон:Sic in the interests of settlement, civilisation, and Christianity."[3] He returned to his farm in 1866 and married the following year.[1] The locality of Harrisville was named after him as he was the major landowner.[4]
Political career
Шаблон:NZ parlbox header Шаблон:NZ parlbox Шаблон:NZ parlbox Шаблон:NZ parlbox break Шаблон:NZ parlbox Шаблон:NZ parlbox break Шаблон:NZ parlbox Шаблон:NZ parlbox footer He represented the Ramarama electorate on the Auckland Provincial Council from October 1874 until the abolition of provincial councils two years later.Шаблон:Sfn
He represented South Auckland electorates; Franklin from 1879 to 1881; and then the replacement electorate of Franklin North from 1881. His 1881 election was declared void in 1882, but he won the subsequent Шаблон:By-election link. In 1884 he was defeated.Шаблон:Sfn He contested the Шаблон:NZ election link in the reconstituted Franklin electorate, but was defeated by Ebenezer Hamlin.[5]
Harris then represented the Franklin electorate from 1893 to 1896, when he was again defeated, by future Prime Minister William Massey.Шаблон:Sfn
From 1895 until 1896 he was the Liberal Party's junior whip.Шаблон:Sfn
On 3 February 1897, he was appointed to the Legislative Council. At the end of the seven-year terms, he was reappointed in 1904, 1911 and 1918. He resigned on 20 June 1923.Шаблон:Sfn
Later life and death
Late in his life, he lived in Clyde Street in Epsom.[6] He died at his home, Taumaihi, on 12 February 1928 and was buried at Pukekohe Cemetery. He was survived by his wife Jane, three daughters and one son.[1]
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