James Horn
James Horn (5 February 1855 – 11 December 1932) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament from Otago, New Zealand.
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Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Wakatipu | |
In office 1919–1928 | |
Preceded by | William Fraser |
Personal details | |
Born | Banffshire, Scotland | 5 February 1855
Died | 11 December 1932 77) Dunedin, New Zealand | (aged
Political party | Liberal |
Biography
Early life
Horn was born in Inverkethney, Banffshire, Scotland and came to Otago in 1879. He was a storekeeper at Bannockburn, Otago from 1883 to 1928, when he moved to Dunedin.[1]
Political career
New Zealand Parliament | ||||
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
1919–1922 | 20th | Wakatipu | Liberal | |
1922–1925 | 21st | Wakatipu | Liberal | |
1925–1928 | 22nd | Wakatipu | Liberal | |
1928 | Changed allegiance to: | United |
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Memorial tablet at the James Horn Bridge
He won the Wakatipu electorate in the 1919 general election, and held it to 1928, when he retired.[2] In parliament he supported construction of the Otago Central Railway to Clyde and then Cromwell, and the breaking-up of large estates.[1] A bridge on what is now State Highway 6 over the Clutha River at Albert Town opened in 1930 and was named James Horn Bridge.[3]
From 1920 until 1925 he was the Liberal Party's junior whip.[4]
Notes
- Thomson, Jane (editor) (1998). Southern People: a dictionary of Otago Southland biography. Dunedin: Longacre Press. p. 235. ISBN 1-877135-11-9.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 206. OCLC 154283103.
- The James Horn Bridge (photo). Albert Town. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- Wilson 1985, pp. 280.
References
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
New Zealand Parliament | ||
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Preceded by William Fraser |
Member of Parliament for Wakatipu 1919–1928 |
Constituency abolished |
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