Mabel Newlands

Mabel Annie Newlands (née Fielding, 1 July 1902 – 13 February 1983), known as Mabel Newlands and also Ann Newlands,^[1] was a New Zealand community leader. She was a key member of the New Zealand delegation that participated in the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Justice of the Peace.^[1] She unsuccessfully contested the Ashburton electorate in the 1946 election, but Richard Geoffrey Gerard as the incumbent managed to increase his majority.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Hutching, Megan. "Mabel Annie Newlands". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 30 January 2017.

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[DNZB_Newlands-1] 1 2 3 Hutching, Megan. "Mabel Annie Newlands". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 30 January 2017.