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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use New Zealand English Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Henry James Hobbs Okey (28 May 1857 – 13 September 1918) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.

Early life and family

Born in New Plymouth in 1857, Okey was the son of Edward Okey, an ironmonger.[1] His brothers included Edward Nelson Okey, who in 1880 won what later became known as the Ballinger Belt for the New Zealand champion shot.[1][2]

On 2 July 1884, Okey married Louisa Morey.[3]

Political career

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Okey contested the Taranaki electorate at the 1905 general election, coming second, 236 votes behind the incumbent, Edward Smith.[5] However, Smith died in 1907 and Okey won the subsequent by-election as an independent. He gave sympathy and support to the Reform Party, and later formally became a Reform MP. Okey held the Taranaki seat until his death in 1918.[6]

Death

Okey died in New Plymouth on 13 September 1918,[1] and was buried in Te Henui Cemetery.[7]

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