Wilfred Fortune

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Wilfred Henry Fortune (9 October 1897 – 28 February 1961) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.

Personal life

Fortune was born in 1897 in Paeroa. He received his education at Auckland Grammar School, the Auckland Teachers' Training College, and the University of Auckland. He obtained a B.A., a B.Com., and a diploma in social sciences. He initially worked as a teacher, then became a public secretary, and was then managing director of Young and Fortune Ltd. During World War II, he was a lieutenant colonel with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) in the Pacific.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Fortune died on 28 February 1961.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Political career

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As an Independent, he contested the Template:By-election link in the Auckland West electorate resulting from Michael Joseph Savage's death, but was beaten by Labour's Peter Carr.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". He stood for National in the Template:NZ election link, but was beaten by the incumbent, Labour's Bill Anderton, by only 14 votes. In 1941 he won a seat on the Auckland City Council, serving two terms.[1][2]

Member of parliament

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In 1953, Fortune was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[4] In 1955, he was granted the use of the title of "Honourable" for life, having served more than three years as a member of the Executive Council.[5]

After parliament

From 1956 until his death, he chaired the National Party in Auckland. In 1957 he won a by-election to regain a seat on the Auckland City Council.[6] His interests lay in education and health, and he was a member of the Auckland Education Board, and the Seddon Memorial Technical College Board of Governors. He was a director of the YMCA, and chaired the Auckland Central Health Camp Council.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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Political offices
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