Alfred Newman (New Zealand)
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Alfred Kingcome Newman was the Mayor of Wellington
, New Zealand
in 1909, and a Wellington City Councillor from 1881 to 1885.
He was the Member of Parliament for Thorndon
1884-90, Hutt
1890-93, then Wellington Suburbs
from 1893 to 1896 when he was defeated (standing for Otaki
). Later he was MP for Wellington East
, from 1911 to 1922, when he retired. He is sometimes counted as a Reform Party
MP.
He was a member of the Legislative Council from 1922 to 1924, and for many years was on the Wellington Education Board, the Wellington College Board of Governors and the Senate of the University of New Zealand.
He was born in India, and a Doctor of Medicine.
Mayor of Wellington
The Mayor of Wellington is the head of the municipal government of Wellington, New Zealand, and presides over the Wellington City Council. The Mayor of Wellington administers only Wellington City itself — other municipalities in adjacent areas of the Wellington Region such as Lower Hutt, Upper...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
in 1909, and a Wellington City Councillor from 1881 to 1885.
He was the Member of Parliament for Thorndon
Thorndon (New Zealand electorate)
Thorndon was a former parliamentary electorate in the city of Wellington, New Zealand from 1881 to 1890, based on the inner-city suburb of Thorndon....
1884-90, Hutt
Hutt (New Zealand electorate)
Hutt was a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate. It was one of the original electorates in 1853 and existed during two periods until 1978. It was represented by 13 Members of Parliament.-Population centres:...
1890-93, then Wellington Suburbs
Wellington Suburbs
Wellington Suburbs was a parliamentary electorate in Wellington, New Zealand from 1893 to 1946.The electorate was represented by six Members of Parliament.-Members of Parliament for Wellington Suburbs:-References:...
from 1893 to 1896 when he was defeated (standing for Otaki
Otaki (New Zealand electorate)
Ōtaki is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, spanning part of the coast of the lower North Island. The bulk of its population comes from the Horowhenua district, but it also takes in part of the northern Kapiti Coast, including the towns of Otaki and Waikanae, and part of Paraparaumu. The...
). Later he was MP for Wellington East
Wellington East (New Zealand electorate)
Wellington East was a parliamentary electorate in the eastern suburbs of Wellington, New Zealand from 1887 to 1890 and from 1905 to 1946. It was succeeded by the Miramar electorate....
, from 1911 to 1922, when he retired. He is sometimes counted as a Reform Party
New Zealand Reform Party
The Reform Party, formally the New Zealand Political Reform League, was New Zealand's second major political party, having been founded as a conservative response to the original Liberal Party...
MP.
He was a member of the Legislative Council from 1922 to 1924, and for many years was on the Wellington Education Board, the Wellington College Board of Governors and the Senate of the University of New Zealand.
He was born in India, and a Doctor of Medicine.