Английская Википедия:Frederic Lang
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use New Zealand English Шаблон:Use New Zealand English Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Sir Frederic William Lang (1852 – 5 March 1937) was a New Zealand politician, initially an independent conservative, then from 1914 a member of the Reform Party. He was the eighth Speaker of the House of Representatives, from 1913 to 1922.
Early life
Lang was born in Blackheath, Kent, England, in 1852.[1] He emigrated to New Zealand as a young man and settled in Tuhikaramea near present-day Temple View. He played football and represented the Auckland Province. He never married.[1]
Around 1906, he sold his farm and moved to Onehunga.[1]
Political career
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He was the Member of Parliament for Шаблон:NZ electorate link from 1893 to 1896; then Waikato from 1896 to 1905 when he was defeated; then Manukau from 6 December Шаблон:By-election link year until 1922, when he was defeated.Шаблон:Sfn He was Chairman of Committees from 1912 to 1913.Шаблон:Sfn He then became Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1913 to 1922.Шаблон:Sfn
In 1913 as speaker, in response to filibusting by Āpirana Ngata, Lang introduced a rule that MPs who could speak in English must not speak te reo Māori and by 1920 Parliament no longer employed translators. The situation was reversed in the 1980s with the Māori Renaissance and the Maori Language Act 1987.[2]
He was knighted in 1916.Шаблон:Sfn He was appointed to the Legislative Council in 1924 and served for one term until 1931.Шаблон:Sfn In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[3]
Death
He died at his home in Onehunga on 5 March 1937.[4]
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