James William Thomson

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use New Zealand English James William Thomson (1828 – 4 August 1907) was a 19th-century conservative Member of Parliament in New Zealand.

Early life

Thomson was born in Auchterarder, Scotland, in 1828.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". He obtained his education at the University of Edinburgh, where he obtained an MA. He came to New Zealand in 1859 and settled in Balclutha.[1]

Political career

Provincial Council

He was elected onto the Otago Provincial Council for the Clutha electorate in October 1864. He remained on the Provincial Council until May 1873.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". For two days in May 1868, he was a member of the Otago Executive Council.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". He was a provincialist.[2]

Member of Parliament

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Years Term Electorate Party
1871–1875 5th Clutha Script error: No such module "Political party".
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1884–1887 9th Clutha Script error: No such module "Political party".
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1899–1902 14th Clutha Script error: No such module "Political party".
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Thomson represented the Clutha electorate from 1871 to 1887 when he was defeated.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". He then represented Bruce from 1890 to 1892, when he resigned.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". He did not stand for election in the 1893 election.[1] Finally he represented the Clutha electorate again from 1896 to 1905, when he retired.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Minister

Thomson was for three months in 1879 Minister of Lands in the Grey Ministry.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Notes

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References

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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Member of Parliament for Clutha
1871–1887
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