Charles Hayward Izard (19 January 1862 – 18 September 1925) was a

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Member of Parliament in New Zealand, and a

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lawyer.

Biography

Early life

Izard was born in Wellington on 19 January 1862, the eldest son of Charles Beard Izard, who was a prominent and popular Wellington lawyer and MP for . After having primary education in Wellington, Izard was sent to

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, England and read for the bar at

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where he was admitted as a barrister in 1883. On 12 July 1886, Izard married Stella Margaret Halsted at

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in Wellington.

Professional career

Izard returned to New Zealand and practiced with the firm

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together with his father. He subsequently practised on his own, and later partners included Thomas S. Weston, J. F. B. Stevenson, and S. J. Castle.

Political career

Izard was for many years a member of

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. He unsuccessfully contested the electorate in the . Izard also stood for in a by-election in 1905, coming second to fellow Liberal

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. He was elected to the Wellington North electorate in the 1905 election, but was defeated in

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. His younger brother, Dr Arnold Woolford Izard, stood for the Wellington North electorate in the 1911 election on behalf of the Liberal Party. He was appointed to the

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by the National wartime coalition government on 7 May 1918, and served there until he died in 1925.

Family and death

He died at his residence in

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on 18 September 1925. His funeral service was held at St Paul's Cathedral in Wellington, and he was buried at

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. He was survived by his wife Stella Izard. They had one son, Keith Halsted Izard, who died in

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in 1919.

Legacy

Izard left the bulk of his estate for the establishment of an educational and charitable trust, the Charles Hayward Izard Trust, administered by the Wellington City Council. Izard Road in Wellington is named after him.

Notes

References

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Izard, Charles Hayward 1862 births 1925 deaths New Zealand Liberal Party MPs Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives 19th-century New Zealand lawyers Members of Lincoln's Inn Members of the New Zealand Legislative Council New Zealand Liberal Party MLCs Wellington City Councillors New Zealand MPs for Wellington electorates Unsuccessful candidates in the 1890 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1908 New Zealand general election Burials at Karori Cemetery People educated at Harrow School