Английская Википедия:Ian Brooks
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Ian James Brooks (21 April 1928 – 20 April 2022) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.
Early life and career
Brooks was born in Blenheim on 21 April 1928, the son of Ernest Brooks, and was educated at Marlborough College. He worked in the grocery trade for eight years and was then a senior clerk at the New Zealand Post Office for twenty years.[1] He was a part-time farmer,[2] and his 1940s Allis-Chalmers model C tractor is on display at Marlborough Museum.[3]
In 1954, he married Lowis Rita Terrill, the daughter of Leonard Terrill. They had two sons and two daughters.[1]
Political career
Шаблон:NZ parlbox header Шаблон:NZ parlbox Шаблон:NZ parlbox Шаблон:NZ parlbox footer Brooks unsuccessfully contested the Шаблон:NZ electorate link electorate in the Шаблон:NZ election link, but he was beaten by the incumbent, Tom Shand of the National Party.[4] After Shand's death only days after the general election, Brooks had a decisive win against Shand's son in the resulting by-election in February Шаблон:By-election link year[5] turning a 2500 vote loss from three months earlier into an 1100 vote winning margin.[6] The Police once urged him to cancel an electorate meeting in Hanmer Springs as they had received a death threat against him over his opposition to the Vietnam War.[6] He held the Marlborough electorate until he was defeated in Шаблон:NZ election link year by National's Ed Latter for what was usually a safe National seat.[7]
He stood once more in the Marlborough electorate in the Шаблон:NZ election link but was narrowly defeated by National's Doug Kidd.
Life after politics
In his spare time, Brooks grew bulbs.[1] His parents were in The Salvation Army and Brooks joined them as a child, and remained an active member in Blenheim, playing the bass saxhorn in the Salvation Army band.[8] Brooks was widowed by the death of his wife, Lowis, in 2016.[9] He died on 20 April 2022 at Wairau Hospital in Blenheim, the day before his 94th birthday.[10]
References
External links
- Wedding photo hosted by Marlborough Museum
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