Arthur Clifton Axford Sexton (1892 – 30 June 1970) was a New Zealand politician of the Country Party.
Arthur Sexton | |
|---|---|
 Sexton in 1935 | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Franklin | |
| In office 1935–1938 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Massey |
| Succeeded by | Jack Massey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1892 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Died | 30 June 1970 (aged 77–78) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Resting place | Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Political party | Country Party |
| Spouse | Gladys Cecily Ann Astley |
Early life and career
editSexton was born in Auckland in 1892. He was educated at Auckland Grammar School and later was admitted to Auckland University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Law in 1914. He then served in the army during World War I where he was twice wounded (eventually losing a leg) and rose from the rank of private to that of captain.[1]
After the war, he attended law lectures in London and following being discharged from military service in 1918, he married Gladys Cicely Annie Astley (1891-1962), the granddaughter of suffragist Annie Jane Schnackenberg. He passed his master's degree in laws with honours and also won the senior university scholarship in law for New Zealand in 1919. He then moved to Manurewa and began practising law in Auckland. For a total of 14 years he served as president, vice-president and executive member of the Auckland Returned Services Association.[1]
Political career
edit| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935–38 | 25th | Franklin | Country Party | ||
Sexton unsuccessfully stood for the Auckland City Council as an independent candidate in the 1921 local elections.[2] He was then elected a member of the Manurewa Town Board and for six years was chairman.
He was the Member of Parliament for Franklin from 1935 to 1938, when he was defeated by Jack Massey of the National Party.[3][4]
Harold Rushworth, the other member of parliament for the Country Party, retired in 1938. The Country Party disappeared soon after the 1938 election.
References
edit- ^ a b "Biographical Sketches". Otago Daily Times. No. 22740. 28 November 1935. p. 13.
- ^ "Electoral". Vol. LII, no. 106. Auckland Star. 5 May 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 233. OCLC 154283103.
- ^ "The General Election, 1938". National Library. 1939. p. 2. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
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