Thomas Mason (New Zealand politician)
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Thomas Mason (28 July 1818 – 11 June 1903) was a New Zealand quaker, runholder, horticulturalist and Member of Parliament.
Biography
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1879–1881 | 7th | Hutt | Independent | ||
1881–1884 | 8th | Hutt | Independent |
He was born in York, Yorkshire, England, on 28 July 1818.[1] He attended Bootham School, York.[2]
He was not elected in the 1879 by-election for the Hutt, but was successful in the subsequent general election. He represented the Hutt electorate from 1879 to 1884, when he was defeated.[3]
He was chairman of both the Wellington Botanic Garden Board and Hutt County Council. Mason Street in the Lower Hutt suburb of Moera was named after him.[4]
He died at his home in the Hutt and was buried at Taita Cemetery.[5][6]
His daughter, Elizabeth Catherine Mason, was the mother of Thomas Wilford.[7]
References
- ^ Brodie, James W. "Mason, Thomas". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ Bootham Old Scholars Association (2011). Bootham School Register. York, England: BOSA.
- ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 218. OCLC 154283103.
- ^ "Mason Street". NZ Street Names. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Death of Mr. Thos. Mason". The Evening Post. Vol. LXV, no. 137. 11 June 1903. p. 6. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Wellington items". Lyttelton Times. Vol. CIX, no. 13151. 12 June 1903. p. 6. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ Butterworth, Susan. "Wilford, Thomas Mason – Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
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