Herbert Seton Stewart Kyle OBE (29 August 1873 – 5 January 1955) was a member of the Reform Party and since 1936 National Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.
Bert Kyle | |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Riccarton | |
| In office 1925–1943 | |
| Preceded by | George Witty |
| Succeeded by | Jack Watts |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Herbert Seton Stewart Kyle 29 August 1873 Brunswick, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 5 January 1955 (aged 61) Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Political party | Reform (1922–36) National (1936–42) Independent (1942–43) |
| Occupation | Veterinary surgeon Farmer |
Early life and profession
editKyle was born in Brunswick, Melbourne, Australia, in 1873. He received his education from The Geelong College and the Melbourne Veterinary College. He was a vet in Ballarat until 1899, when he migrated to New Zealand.[1]
He was a New Zealand government vet in Christchurch from 1901 to 1918.[2] Afterwards, he had his private practice in Christchurch.[1]
Member of Parliament
edit| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–1928 | 22nd | Riccarton | Reform | ||
| 1928–1931 | 23rd | Riccarton | Reform | ||
| 1931–1935 | 24th | Riccarton | Reform | ||
| 1935–1936 | 25th | Riccarton | Reform | ||
| 1936–1938 | Changed allegiance to: | National | |||
| 1938–1942 | 26th | Riccarton | National | ||
| 1942–1943 | Changed allegiance to: | Independent | |||
The Christchurch electorate of Riccarton was contested by three candidates in the 1922 election. George Witty was successful, with Kyle coming second and Jack McCullough coming third.[3] Kyle won the Riccarton electorate in the 1925 election, and held it to 1943 when he was defeated (he withdrew).[4]
Independent
editKyle resigned from the National Party in 1942.[5] He stated: "The National Party organization has built up a watertight compartment that makes one become a 'yes man' with expulsion as an alternative". Kyle thought it "better to retire from the party than to place on it the onus of expulsion, a point which the gentleman (Sid Holland) who moved the resolution was expounding when I left the caucus meeting".[6][7] Kyle remained an Independent until 1943, but did not contest the election in that year.
In 1935, Kyle was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[8] He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for public and local government services, in the 1953 New Year Honours.[9]
Death
editKyle died on 5 January 1955,[1] and was buried in Bromley Cemetery.[10]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c Gustafson 1986, p. 325.
- ^ New Zealand Gazette No 50, 27 April 1916;, Public Service List of 28 April, p. 1316
- ^ "South Island Seats". Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle. Vol. XVIII, no. 909. 12 December 1922. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 211.
- ^ Wood 1996, p. 117.
- ^ Milne 1966, p. 141.
- ^ "Mr. Kyle's position". The Evening Post. 5 October 1942. p. 4. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ^ "No. 39735". The London Gazette (4th supplement). 1 January 1953. p. 44.
- ^ "Cemeteries database results detail". Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
References
edit- Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
- Milne, Robert Stephen (1966). Political Parties in New Zealand. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
- Wood, G A, ed. (1996). Ministers and Members in the New Zealand. Dunedin: Otago University Press.