Arthur Grigg
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Arthur Nattle Grigg was a New Zealand
politician of the National Party
. He was educated at Christ's College
and was a farmer.
He represented the electorate of Mid-Canterbury
in Parliament from 1938, when he defeated Horace Herring, to 1941. He was a Major in the NZEF in World War II, and was killed when Brigadier Hargest’s
headquarters in Libya was overrun.
His wife Mary Grigg
succeeded him in the seat (the first woman National MP), but retired when she remarried.
New Zealand
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politician of the National Party
New Zealand National Party
The New Zealand National Party is the largest party in the New Zealand House of Representatives and in November 2008 formed a minority government with support from three minor parties.-Policies:...
. He was educated at Christ's College
Christ's College, Canterbury
Christ's College, Christchurch is an independent, Anglican, secondary, day and boarding school for boys, located in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand....
and was a farmer.
He represented the electorate of Mid-Canterbury
Mid-Canterbury
Mid-Canterbury is a former New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, in Canterbury.-History:The electorate existed from 1928 to 1946.Arthur Grigg, the MP elected in 1938, enlisted in the NZEF as a Major in World War II, and was killed in action in Libya in 1941. He was succeeded by his widow Mary Grigg...
in Parliament from 1938, when he defeated Horace Herring, to 1941. He was a Major in the NZEF in World War II, and was killed when Brigadier Hargest’s
James Hargest
Brigadier James Hargest CBE, DSO & 2 bars, MC, ED, MP, was a New Zealand military officer and politician.Hargest was born in Gore, where his father was a farmer. He joined the Territorial Force in 1911, and when World War I broke out, he volunteered to serve in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force,...
headquarters in Libya was overrun.
His wife Mary Grigg
Mary Grigg
Mary Victoria Cracroft Grigg, Lady Polson, MBE was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.She represented the Mid-Canterbury electorate in Parliament from 1942 after the death of her husband Arthur Nattle Grigg who she had married in 1920, and who had held the seat from 1938...
succeeded him in the seat (the first woman National MP), but retired when she remarried.