James Alfred Nash CBE (27 July 1871 – 24 July 1952), known as Jimmy Nash, was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand and a Mayor of Palmerston North.
James Nash | |
|---|---|
 Nash in 1928 | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Palmerston | |
| In office 1918 by-election – 1935 | |
| Preceded by | David Buick |
| Succeeded by | Joe Hodgens |
| 15th Mayor of Palmerston North | |
| In office 1908–1923 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Essex |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Joseph Nathan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 July 1871 Foxton, New Zealand |
| Died | 24 July 1952 (aged 80) Palmerston North, New Zealand |
| Political party | Reform Party (until 1936) National |
Biography
edit| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918–1919 | 19th | Palmerston | Reform | ||
| 1919–1922 | 20th | Palmerston | Reform | ||
| 1922–1925 | 21st | Palmerston | Reform | ||
| 1925–1928 | 22nd | Palmerston | Reform | ||
| 1928–1931 | 23rd | Palmerston | Reform | ||
| 1931–1935 | 24th | Palmerston | Reform | ||
Nash was born in 1871 in Foxton to Ann Ellen Webster and Norman Nash.[1]
He won the Palmerston electorate (since renamed the Palmerston North electorate) in the 1918 Palmerston by-election after the death of David Buick, and held it to 1935, when he was defeated by the Labour candidate, Joe Hodgens in a three-person contest involving the town's mayor, Gus Mansford.[2] He was Chairman of Committees in 1935.[3] He contested the 1938 election in the Palmerston North for the National Party, but was again defeated by Hodgens.[4]
In 1935, Nash was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[5] He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for public and municipal services in the 1951 New Year Honours.[6] Nash was a prominent Freemason and was appointed past grand master of Lodge Kilwinning, Manawatu, in 1946.[1]
He died at his home in Palmerston North on 24 July 1952,[1] and was buried in Terrace End Cemetery.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c Lundy, Jim. "Nash, James Alfred – Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 128.
- ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 252. OCLC 154283103.
- ^ "The General Election, 1938". National Library. 1939. p. 4. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ^ "Official jubilee medals". The Evening Post. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ "No. 39106". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1951. p. 40.
- ^ "Cemetery and cremation detail". Palmerston North City Council. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
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