Thomas Kay Stuart Sidey (8 October 1908 – 28 October 2007) was a former New Zealand politician who served as

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Biography

Early life and career

Born in 1908, he was brought up in Corstorphine House. He was the only child of Sir Thomas Sidey, a Dunedin Member of Parliament, cabinet minister and lawyer. Sidey was a lawyer, educated at

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and the

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. He was on the Otago University Council for 34 years. In

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he was a Major in the

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in the Pacific. He ran the Wickliffe Press in Dunedin and bred racehorses. He married Beryl Thomas in 1933; they had one son (Dr. Tom Sidey, 1934–2016) and one daughter.

Political career

Sidey was

from 1959 to 1965 for the Citizens Association, and was a member of the

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from 1947 to 1983. He stood for Parliament three times; in the , he was defeated by Fred Jones in the electorate, in the , he was defeated by Gervan McMillan in the electorate and in the , he was defeated by

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in the electorate. In the 1968 Queen's Birthday Honours, Sidey was appointed a

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, for services to the community, especially to local government.

References

1908 births 2007 deaths 20th-century New Zealand lawyers New Zealand military personnel of World War II Mayors of Dunedin New Zealand racehorse owners and breeders University of Otago alumni People educated at Otago Boys' High School New Zealand Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Local politicians in New Zealand New Zealand Army officers Dunedin City Councillors Unsuccessful candidates in the 1946 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1938 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1935 New Zealand general election New Zealand National Party politicians Chancellors of the University of Otago {{NewZealand-law-bio-stub