Francis Lawry (1839 – 19 January 1921) was a conservative then Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.
Frank Lawry | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Parnell | |
| In office 1890–1911 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick Moss |
| Succeeded by | James Dickson |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Franklin North | |
| In office 1887–1890 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Buckland |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1839 Bleadon, Somerset, England |
| Died | (aged 81) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Sarah Davies (m. 1868) |
Biography
editEarly life
editLawry was born in Bleadon, Somerset, England, in 1839, the son of William Lawry, a farmer and Methodist minister. He was educated at the British school at Weston-super-Mare, and then entered a career in farming. Lawry emigrated to New Zealand in 1863 aboard the ship Ulcoates.[1] At Epsom on 21 October 1868 he married Sarah Davies.[2] The couple went on to have one daughter.[1]
Lawry entered public life as a member of the North Auckland Cattle Boards and was later president of the Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Association. He was the chairman of the Epsom Road Board for thirteen consecutive years and spent two years as a member of the Board of Education. He was also a Freemason.[1]
Political career
edit| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887–1890 | 10th | Franklin North | Independent | ||
| 1890–1891 | 11th | Parnell | Independent | ||
| 1891–1893 | Changed allegiance to: | Liberal | |||
| 1893–1896 | 12th | Parnell | Liberal | ||
| 1896–1899 | 13th | Parnell | Liberal | ||
| 1899–1902 | 14th | Parnell | Liberal | ||
| 1902–1905 | 15th | Parnell | Liberal | ||
| 1905–1908 | 16th | Parnell | Liberal | ||
| 1908–1911 | 17th | Parnell | Liberal | ||
In the 1881 general election he contested the Franklin South electorate. He was beaten by Ebenezer Hamlin, by the mere majority of 40 votes.[3] In 1884 he stood against Maurice O'Rorke in Manukau, but was again defeated by 127 votes.[1] He won the Franklin North electorate in 1887, and then the Parnell electorate in 1890 which he represented until he retired in 1911.[4]
In the 1890 election, he was listed as a supporter of the conservative Atkinson Ministry, led by Harry Atkinson.[5] Following the election, he did change his allegiance to the Liberal Party and became Senior Whip for the Liberal Government from 1891 until his resignation from the role on 29 October 1894.[6]
Throughout his long Parliamentary career he was a member of many committees, chiefly the Agricultural and Pastoral Committee, which for several years he was its chairman.[1]
Death
editLawry died in Auckland in 1921,[1] and was buried at St Matthias' Church, Panmure.[7]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Obituary: Mr. Frank Lawry". New Zealand Herald. 20 January 1921. p. 8. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ "Marriage". New Zealand Herald. 31 October 1868. p. 4. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 202.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 212.
- ^ "Parliamentary candidates". The Press. Vol. XLVIL, no. 7722. 29 November 1890. p. 5. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 279.
- ^ "New Zealand, cemetery records, 1800–2007". Ancestry.com Operations Inc. 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
References
edit- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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