Dorothy Constance Blomfield (2 November 1893 – 1 September 1987) was a New Zealand welfare worker and local politician. She was born in

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, New Zealand, on 2 November 1893. She sought the

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nomination for the

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, but was unsuccessful. In the

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, Blomfield was appointed a

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, for services to social welfare and local government.

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1893 births 1987 deaths Hamilton City Councillors New Zealand National Party politicians 20th-century New Zealand women politicians New Zealand social workers Politicians from Wellington City New Zealand Members of the Order of the British Empire 20th-century New Zealand politicians New Zealand justices of the peace {{NewZealand-politician-stub