Mabel Newlands

Mabel Annie Newlands (née Fielding, 1 July 1902 – 13 February 1983), known as Mabel Newlands and also Ann Newlands,[1] was a New Zealand community leader. Born in Pleasant Point, New Zealand, on 1 July 1902, she was a key member of the New Zealand delegation that participated in the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Justice of the Peace.[1] She unsuccessfully contested the Ashburton electorate in the 1946 election, but Geoff Gerard as the incumbent managed to increase his majority.[1]

References
  1. Hutching, Megan. "Mabel Annie Newlands". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 30 January 2017.


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