Joseph Linklater (12 March 1876 – 25 April 1961) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament.

Military service

Linklater saw active service as a

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in the 6th New Zealand Contingent during the

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. During

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he was a second lieutenant in the New Zealand Services Motor-Service Corps.

Political career

He was elected to the Manawatu electorate in the 1922 general election after Edward Newman retired, and held the electorate until he was defeated by Labour's Lorrie Hunter in

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. He disputed the result of the election and was granted a magisterial recount. The recount did not change the result and Hunter retained the seat. In 1935, Linklater was awarded the

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. He was appointed an

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for services in connection with the supervision of disabled servicemen's farms in the

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Death

Linklater died at Foxton in 1961 and was buried at Kelvin Grove Cemetery, Palmerston North.

References

1876 births 1961 deaths New Zealand military personnel of the Second Boer War New Zealand military personnel of World War I Reform Party (New Zealand) MPs New Zealand Officers of the Order of the British Empire Unsuccessful candidates in the 1935 New Zealand general election Burials at Kelvin Grove Cemetery Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates {{NewZealand-politician-stub