Charles Rawlins
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Charles Champion Rawlins (1846–1918) was an Independent Conservative member of parliament in New Zealand for just over a year.
He won the Tuapeka
electorate in a by-election on 2 November 1898 after William Larnach
committed suicide; and lost it in the 1899 general election
, on 15 November 1899 (according to Wilson).
He won the Tuapeka
Tuapeka (New Zealand electorate)
Tuapeka is a former parliamentary electorate in the Otago region of New Zealand.-Members of Parliament:Key From 1855 to 1862 Vincent Pyke represented Castlemaine and Castlemaine Boroughs in the Victorian Legislative Assembly....
electorate in a by-election on 2 November 1898 after William Larnach
William Larnach
William James Mudie Larnach was a New Zealand businessman and politician. He is known for building Larnach Castle and for his suicide.- Early career :Larnach was born in the Hunter Valley, north of Sydney, Australia...
committed suicide; and lost it in the 1899 general election
New Zealand general election, 1899
The New Zealand general election of 1899 was held on Wednesday, 6 December in the general electorates, and on Tuesday, 19 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 74 MPs to the 14th session of the New Zealand Parliament. A total number of 373,744 voters turned out to...
, on 15 November 1899 (according to Wilson).