Frederick Lye

Frederick Arthur Lye (1881 – 3 October 1949) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party then of the United Party. The United Party was a continuation of the historical Liberal Party, albeit more conservative.

Frederick Lye
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Waikato
In office
7 December 1922  4 November 1925
Preceded byAlexander Young
Succeeded byStewart Reid
In office
14 November 1928  27 November 1935
Preceded byStewart Reid
Succeeded byRobert Coulter
Personal details
Born1881
Died3 October 1949
Political partyLiberal (1922-28)
United Party (1928-36)

Biography

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
19221925 21st Waikato Liberal
19281931 23rd Waikato United
19311935 24th Waikato United

He represented the Waikato electorate from 1922 to 1925, when he was defeated by Stewart Reid of the Reform Party. He won the seat back in 1928, but was defeated by Robert Coulter of the Labour Party in the 1935 landslide to Labour.[1]

In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[2]

References

  1. Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 121.
  2. "Official jubilee medals". The Evening Post. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by
Alexander Young
Member of Parliament for Waikato
1922–1925
1928–1935
Succeeded by
Stewart Reid
Preceded by
Stewart Reid
Succeeded by
Robert Coulter
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