Richard Hawke
Richard Wilson Hawke (1865 – 12 July 1941) was a United Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand, and a farmer and poultry-breeder.
Biography
[edit]| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928–1931 | 23rd | Kaiapoi | United | ||
| 1931–1935 | 24th | Kaiapoi | United | ||
He won the Kaiapoi electorate in 1928, but was defeated in 1935.[1]
In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[2]
He died in Papanui, Christchurch aged 75. He was born in Cornwall, England, and had been on the Waimairi County Council.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Wilson, Jim (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 204. OCLC 154283103.
- ↑ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. Vol. CXIX, no. 105. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ↑ "Obituary". Press. 14 July 1841.
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