William Goosman
Sir William Stanley Goosman KCMG (2 July 1890 – 10 June 1969) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party and a road-haulier and contractor.
Biography
| New Zealand Parliament | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1938–1943 | 26th | Waikato | National | |
| 1943–1946 | 27th | Waikato | National | |
| 1946–1949 | 28th | Piako | National | |
| 1949–1951 | 29th | Piako | National | |
| 1951–1954 | 30th | Piako | National | |
| 1954–1957 | 31st | Waipa | National | |
| 1957–1960 | 32nd | Piako | National | |
| 1960–1963 | 33rd | Piako | National | |
Goosman was born in 1890 at Auckland. William Massey was his uncle. He received his education at Mangere and at the age of 13, he started work on a dairy farm. At age 17, he went to Gisborne and worked in the bush. During the Great Depression,[1] he started a transport business at Waihou, near Te Aroha,[2] which grew into a large company.[1] He was also a roading contractor.[3][4]
He was the Member of Parliament for Waikato 1938–1946, Piako 1946–1954, Waipa 1954–1957, then Piako again 1957–1963, when he retired.[5]
He was the Minister of Works[6] and Minister of Railways in the First National Government from 1949 to 1954.[7] In those roles he decided to drop proposals to improve Auckland's rail network and instead focus on motorway building.[8] When opening the first of Auckland's motorways in 1953, he is reported to have said, "My boy, the future of Auckland is with the motor car".[9] One of his first actions as Railway Minister was to raise charges and fares.[10] When defending the government during the 1951 waterfront lockout, he said, "All I have to say is that if Hitler had to deal with the same thing Hitler talked right."[11] He was made a KCMG in 1965.[5]
Notes
- 1 2 Gustafson 1986, p. 314.
- ↑ "The Te Aroha Bridge". New Zealand Herald. 21 August 1925. p. 13. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ↑ Burke, Roy (7 February 2009). "Farmer turned art into a life of subtle hues". Waikato Times. Retrieved 13 October 2018 – via www.pressreader.com.
- ↑ Parliament, New Zealand (1953). Parliamentary Debates.
- 1 2 Wilson 1985, p. 200.
- ↑ "AtoJs Online — Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives — 1950 Session I — D-01 MINISTRY OF WORKS STATEMENT (BY THE HON. W. S. GOOSMAN, MINISTER OF WORKS)". atojs.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 86.
- ↑ "Sir Dove-Myer Robinson on his Rapid Transit Scheme – Part 4". transportblog.co.nz. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ↑ "Ewan McDonald: Paying for Auckland's public transport". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
- ↑ "Railways Statement (By the Minister of Railways, Hon. W. S. Goosman) Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives,". 1 January 1950.
- ↑ Millar, Grace (2013). "Families and the 1951 New Zealand Waterfront Lockout" (PDF). Victoria University.
References
- Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Bob Semple |
Minister of Railways 1949–1954 |
Succeeded by John McAlpine |
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
| Preceded by Robert Coulter |
Member of Parliament for Waikato 1938–1946 |
Succeeded by Geoffrey Sim |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Piako 1946–1954 1957–1963 |
Vacant Constituency abolished, recreated in 1957 Title next held by William Goosman |
| Vacant Constituency recreated after abolition in 1954 Title last held by William Goosman |
Succeeded by Geoffrey Sim | |
| Vacant Constituency recreated after abolition in 1896 Title last held by Frederic Lang |
Member of Parliament for Waipa 1954–1957 |
Succeeded by Hallyburton Johnstone |