Robert McKeen
Robert McKeen, CMG (12 July 1884 – 6 August 1974) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party He was Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Biography
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1922–1925 | 21st | Wellington South | Labour | |
| 1925–1928 | 22nd | Wellington South | Labour | |
| 1928–1931 | 23rd | Wellington South | Labour | |
| 1931–1935 | 24th | Wellington South | Labour | |
| 1935–1938 | 25th | Wellington South | Labour | |
| 1938–1943 | 26th | Wellington South | Labour | |
| 1943–1946 | 27th | Wellington South | Labour | |
| 1946–1949 | 28th | Island Bay | Labour | |
| 1949–1951 | 29th | Island Bay | Labour | |
| 1951–1954 | 30th | Island Bay | Labour | |
He was born in 1884 in West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland. He migrated to New Zealand in 1909, and worked in coal mines and a grocery store. He was a union official.[1]
He was the Member of Parliament for Wellington South from 1922 to 1946, then Island Bay from 1946 to 1954, when he retired.[2] McKeen was Chairman of Committees from 1939 to 1946.[3] Subsequent to that, he was the twelfth Speaker of the House of Representatives, from 1947 to 1950.[4]
He was on the Wellington City Council for 18 years, and the Wellington Harbour Board for 9 years.[1] He stood unsuccessfully for the Wellington mayoralty in 1941.[5] He was Mayor of Otaki in the 1950s.[1]
He married Jessie Russell. He died on 6 August 1974.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Verran, David. "Robert McKeen (1884–1974)". Trade Union. Archived from the original on 25 October 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 215.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 252.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 250.
- ↑ Wellington: Biography of a city by Redmer Yska (Reed, Auckland, 2006) page 160 ISBN 0-7900-1117-4
References
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
- Who’s Who in New Zealand (7th Edition, 1961).
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ted Howard |
Chairman of Committees of the House of Representatives 1939–1946 |
Succeeded by Clyde Carr |
| Preceded by Frederick Schramm |
Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives 1947–1950 |
Succeeded by Matthew Oram |
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
| Preceded by George Mitchell |
Member of Parliament for Wellington South 1922–1946 |
Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Island Bay 1946–1954 |
Succeeded by Arnold Nordmeyer |