Английская Википедия:Harry Combs (politician)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use New Zealand English Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Harry Ernest Combs (14 January 1881 – 12 June 1954) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.
Biography
Early life and career
Combs was born in Napier in 1881. He received a state school education in Gisborne. He began work as a runner for The Poverty Bay Herald. He then became a messenger at the post office and became involved with the Post and Telegraph Employees' Association. In 1908 he married Ethel Bessie Webster.[1]
He was the Post and Telegraph Employees' Association's president between 1909 and 1911 and then general secretary from 1916 to 1926. Additionally he was the editor of the association's journal Katipo for twenty years between 1906 and 1926.Шаблон:Sfn He played a leading part in the demands for a reclassification of the service in 1918 and in 1920 he led a deputation to Prime Minister William Massey on the question of cost-of-living pay increases.[1]
He was also Secretary of the New Zealand Rugby Union from 1919 to 1926 before establishing his own printing business (in partnership).Шаблон:Sfn He was head of the Civic Press Company Limited printing firm.[1]
Political career
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He represented the Wellington electorates of Шаблон:NZ electorate link from 1938 to 1946, and then Шаблон:NZ electorate link from 1946 to 1954 when he died.Шаблон:Sfn
Combs was Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister of Finance from 1947 to 1949.Шаблон:Sfn
In 1953, Combs was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[4] In February 1954 he announced he would retire at the general election later that year owing to ill health.[1]
Death
Combs died on 12 June 1954 in Wellington.Шаблон:Sfn His death necessitated a by-election, but as a general election was due in November 1954 the nominated Labour candidate Henry May was not opposed, so was declared returned unopposed.Шаблон:Sfn
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