Thomas Mason (politician)

Thomas Mason (28 July 1818 11 June 1903) was a New Zealand quaker, runholder, horticulturalist and Member of Parliament.

Thomas Mason in 1882

Biography

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
18791881 7th Hutt Independent
18811884 8th Hutt Independent

He was born in York, Yorkshire, England, on 28 July 1818.[1] He attended Bootham School, York.[2]

He was not elected in the 1879 by-election for the Hutt, but was successful in the subsequent general election.

He represented the Hutt electorate from 1879 to 1884, when he was defeated.[3]

His daughter, Elizabeth Catherine Mason, was the mother of Thomas Wilford.[4]

References

  1. Brodie, James W. "Mason, Thomas". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  2. Bootham Old Scholars Association (2011). Bootham School Register. York, England: BOSA.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  3. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 218. OCLC 154283103.
  4. Butterworth, Susan. "Wilford, Thomas Mason - Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by
Henry Jackson
Member of Parliament for Hutt
18791884
Succeeded by
Henry Samuel Fitzherbert


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