Thomas Leonard Hayman (24 May 1904 – 2 January 1962) was a New Zealand politician of the

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and a farmer.

Biography

Hayman was born in 1904 in Willowbridge near

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. He received his education at Nukuroa School and

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, and left school aged 17 to help on the family farm. Between 1926 and 1945, he worked as a contractor in farming. He was active with several organisations, including the South Canterbury Power Board (where he served as deputy-chairman), chairman of the South Canterbury

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, and treasurer of the Methodist Church Trust at Nukuroa. From 1941 to 1949, he was director of the

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sale yards. He represented the electorates of

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from

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to 1957, and then

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from

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to 1962, when he died. In 1949, he defeated Labour's

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. He was a cabinet minister from 1960 to 1962; Postmaster-General from 12 December 1960 to 2 May 1961, then

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from 2 May 1961 until 2 January 1962. Hayman died suddenly of a heart attack on 2 January 1962.

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