Christopher James Parr

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Christopher James Parr, later known as Sir James Parr (1869-1941) was a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party, and was Mayor of Auckland from 1911 to 1915.

He represented the Auckland electorate of Eden from 1914 to 1926, when he resigned to go to London. The resulting by-election was won by the Labour Party, because the Reform Party vote was split.

He had been Minister of Education and Minister of Health.

From 1926 to 1930 and 1935 to 1936 he was High Commissioner to the United Kingdom in London. He was made CMG in 1914, and KCMG in 1924.

[edit] Further reading

  • N.Z. descriptive, n.p.: n.p., 1925 
  • This title contains an article by Parr entitled "The future of New Zealand."
  • Flock House, n.p.: n.p., 1928 
  • This title contains an interview with Parr (by Irene Veal) entitled "Sheep-farmers and seamen: New Zealand’s splendid tribute."
  • Parr, James (1932), Unanswerable: religious instruction in public schools, Wellington, [N.Z.]: Government Printer 
  • Scholefield, Guy H.(ed.) (1932), Who’s who in New Zealand and the western Pacific (3rd ed.), Wellington, [N.Z.]: Rangatira Press 
  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985), New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1984 (4th ed.), Wellington, [N.Z.]: Government Printer 
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