George Spooner
| New Zealand Parliament | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1960–1963 | 33rd | Wanganui | Labour | |
| 1963–1966 | 34th | Wanganui | Labour | |
| 1966–1969 | 35th | Wanganui | Labour | |
George Arthur Spooner (25 May 1906–1975) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.
Biography
Spooner was born on 25 May 1906 in Patea.[1] He became a blacksmith by trade, working at both the Patea Freezing Works and for the Wanganui Harbour Board. While working for the latter, he became the chair of the Harbour Employees Union and the East Town branch of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants. He saw active service overseas during World War II as an anti-aircraft gunner.[2]
Spooner became the secretary of the Wanganui Trades Council, leading him to politics. He became president of the Wanganui Branch of the Labour Party and later the Wanganui LRC.[2]
He represented the Wanganui electorate from 1960, but was defeated in 1969 by National’s Bill Tolhurst.[3]
He died in 1975.
Notes
- ↑ Petersen 1971, pp. 312.
- 1 2 "Labour to celebrate 100 years". Wanganui Midweek. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ↑ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 236. OCLC 154283103.
References
- Petersen, George Conrad (1971). Who's Who in New Zealand, 1971 (10th ed.). Wellington: A.H & A.W. Reed.
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Joseph Cotterill |
Member of Parliament for Wanganui 1960–69 |
Succeeded by Bill Tolhurst |