John Shera
John Shera | |
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Member of the New Zealand Parliament for City of Auckland | |
In office 1890–1893 | |
Personal details | |
Born |
1840 Ireland |
Died |
19 September 1906 Auckland, New Zealand |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse(s) | Jemima Balneavis |
John McEffer Shera (1840 – 19 September 1906) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in Auckland, New Zealand.
Biography
Early life
Shera was born in Ireland in 1840.[1] He sailed to Australia in 1867 before continuing on to New Zealand a year later. He landed in Auckland and found work as a share broker.[1] He married a daughter of Henry Balneavis, Jemima Balneavis, at St. Paul's Church in April 1873.[2] His wife was part-Māori and Shera ensured that Māori women were included in the electoral reform bill that granted women's suffrage.[3]
Political career
New Zealand Parliament | ||||
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
1890–1893 | 11th | City of Auckland | Liberal |
Shera represented the City of Auckland multi-member electorate from 1890 to 1893, when he was defeated.[4] He had previously stood unsuccessfully in 1887 for the Auckland West electorate.[5]
Later life and death
Shera died on 19 September 1906 at his residence in Remuera, Auckland.[6]
Notes
- 1 2 Hamer 1988, p. 366.
- ↑ "Untitled". Auckland Star. IV (1013). 17 April 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ↑ Binney, Judith, ed. (1968). The Shaping of History: Essays from the New Zealand Journal of History. Bridget Williams Books. p. xiii.
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(help) - ↑ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 234. OCLC 154283103.
- ↑ "The General Election, 1887". National Library. 1887. pp. 1–4. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ↑ "Death of Mr J M Shera". Auckland Star. XXXVII (225). 20 September 1906. p. 5. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
References
- Hamer, David A. (1988). The New Zealand Liberals: The Years of Power, 1891–1912. Auckland: Auckland University Press. ISBN 1-86940-014-3.