Bill Anderton
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William Theophilus (Bill) Anderton (1888 – 1966) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.
He represented the Eden electorate from 1935 to 1946, and then the Auckland Central electorate from 1946 to 1960, when he retired. He was Minister of Transport from 1957 to 1960.
He was born in Birmingham, England. He served in the British Army (Royal Artillery) in WWI, and arrived in New Zealand in 1921. He was the father-in-law of Labour MP Norman Douglas.
[edit] Further reading
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- Hudson, Switzer, 'Anderton, William Theophilus 1891-1966.' Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, updated 22 June 2007, <http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/>. Retrieved on 8 April 2008
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- Wilson, James Oakley (1985), New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4th ed.), Wellington, [N.Z.]: Government Printer
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