James Frederick Arnold
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James Frederick Arnold (6 June 1859 – 10 July 1929) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament of the Liberal Party for various Dunedin electorates.
Private life
Born in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, on 6 June 1859, Arnold was the son of Julius Arnold.[1][2] The family emigrated to New Zealand in 1864.[1] James Arnold went on to become a bootmaker and trade union leader.[3] He was known as "the bootmakers lawyer" at the Industrial Conciliation & Arbitration (ICA) Court.[4]
Member of Parliament
New Zealand Parliament | ||||
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
1899–1902 | 14th | City of Dunedin | Liberal–Labour | |
1902–1905 | 15th | City of Dunedin | Liberal–Labour | |
1905–1908 | 16th | Dunedin South | Liberal–Labour | |
1908–1911 | 17th | Dunedin Central | Liberal–Labour |
James Arnold represented City of Dunedin (1899–1905), Dunedin South (1905–1908) and Dunedin Central (1908–1911) in the New Zealand House of Representatives.[5]
At the 1905 election, Arnold stressed his Independent credentials and said that the "present administration [i.e. Premier Richard Seddon's Liberal Government] were not all they should be", favoured the elective executive bill, and held himself at liberty to compel the Ministry to reconstruct.[6]
Death
Arnold died at his home in Timaru on 10 July 1929,[7] and was buried at Timaru Cemetery.[8]
Notes
- 1 2 "Obituary: Mr J. F. Arnold". Otago Daily Times. 11 July 1929. p. 13. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ↑ "Channel Islands, select births and baptisms, 1820–1907". Ancestry.com Operations. 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2017. (Subscription required (help)).
- ↑ Hamer 1988, p. 361.
- ↑ Hamer 1988, p. 186.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 180.
- ↑ Whitcher 1966, p. 242.
- ↑ "Deaths". Otago Daily Times. 11 July 1929. p. 8. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ↑ "Cemetery search". Timaru District Council. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
References
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
- The New Zealand Liberals: the Years of Power 1891-1912 by David Hamer (1988, Auckland University Press, Auckland)
- The New Liberal Party 1905 by G.F. Whitcher (1966, MA Thesis-University of Canterbury, Christchurch)
New Zealand Parliament | ||
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Preceded by John A. Millar |
Member of Parliament for Dunedin Central 1908–1911 |
Succeeded by Charles Statham |