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George Hunter (politician, Born 1859)
Sir George Hunter (1859 – 20 August 1930) was a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party (New Zealand), Reform Party. Born in Wellington, he took over his George Hunter (politician, born 1821), father's large landholding in the Hawke's Bay Region, Hawke's Bay at age 18. He was a breeder of sheep and race horses, with his horse Cynisca (horse), Cynisca winning the Wellington Cup three times in a row. Hunter was prominent in local politics, and represented the electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives, House of Representatives for a total of 22 years. Farming and horse racing Hunter was born in Wellington in 1859. He was a son of George Hunter (politician, born 1821), George Hunter, and a grandson of George Hunter (mayor), George Hunter, the first Mayor of Wellington. He worked on his father's farm in Te Aro, which is now part of the Wellington central business district. The central part of the land is now covered by Upper Dixon Street, Percival Street, and Macdon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waipawa (New Zealand Electorate)
Waipawa was a parliamentary electorate in the Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand, from 1881 to 1946. Population centres The previous electoral redistribution was undertaken in 1875 for the 1875–1876 election. In the six years since, New Zealand's European population had increased by 65%. In the 1881 electoral redistribution, the House of Representatives increased the number of European representatives to 91 (up from 84 since the 1875–76 election). The number of Māori electorates was held at four. The House further decided that electorates should not have more than one representative, which led to 35 new electorates being formed, including Waipawa, and two electorates that had previously been abolished to be recreated. This necessitated a major disruption to existing boundaries. The legislation defined the area as follows: This district is bounded towards the North by the Hawke's Bay Electoral District; towards the East by the sea; towards the South by the Waimata Stream to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |