John Crewes

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John Crewes (15 July 1847–29 December 1925) was a New Zealand bible Christian minister, social worker and journalist. He was born in Grampound, Cornwall, England on 15 July 1847.^[1]

Crewes unsuccessfully contested the 1884 election in the Christchurch North electorate against Julius Vogel.^[1] At the 1887 election, Crewes contested the Sydenham electorate against Richard Molesworth Taylor.^[2] They received 392 and 766 votes respectively, so Taylor entered the 10th New Zealand Parliament.^[3]

In 1890, Crewes went to live in Wellington and settled in Newtown. In the 1902 election, Crewes made a last attempt to enter Parliament. He contested the Newtown electorate, but withdrew his nomination before polling day.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chalklen, Mollie. "John Crewes". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.
↑ "Sydenham". The Star. Issue 6036, 19 September 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 4 May 2010. Check date values in: |date= (help)
↑ "Sydenham.". The Star. Issue 6043, 27 September 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 4 May 2010. Check date values in: |date= (help)

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Name	Crewes, John
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Short description	Bible Christian minister, social worker, journalist
Date of birth	15 July 1847
Place of birth	Grampound, Cornwall, England
Date of death	29 December 1925
Place of death

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