Roderick McKenzie
Roderick McKenzie (1852 – 9 October 1934)[1] was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Buller and Motueka, in the South Island. He was a member of the Liberal Party.
Early life
He was born in Ross-shire, Scotland and was educated at the Glasgow Academy. He came to New Zealand in 1869 and was a member of the Westport Harbour Board,[2] Nelson Harbour Board and Kumara Hospital Board. McKenzie was an engineer and bridgebuilder. His projects included construction of the Westport Staiths at a cost of 22,000 pounds, the railway bridge at Arahura and he laid the rails to Hokitika.[3]
Member of Parliament
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1893–1896 | 12th | Buller | Liberal | |
| 1896–1899 | 13th | Motueka | Liberal | |
| 1899–1902 | 14th | Motueka | Liberal | |
| 1902–1905 | 15th | Motueka | Liberal | |
| 1905–1908 | 16th | Motueka | Liberal | |
| 1908–1911 | 17th | Motueka | Liberal | |
| 1911–1914 | 18th | Motueka | Liberal | |
McKenzie was the MP for Buller between 1893 and 1896 and the MP for Motueka from 1896 to 1914. He was Chairman of Committees from 1906 to 1908.[4] He was Minister of Public Works and Mines 1909–1912.[5]
Roderick McKenzie was a "strong supporter of the Seddon administration".[6] However, in 1912 McKenzie would have nothing to do with Thomas Mackenzie's (no relation) Liberal Ministry stating that: John Millar should have been Prime Minister, Mackenzie's ministers were political novices and had forsaken their liberal principles.[7]
In 1932, when he was 80 years old, McKenzie contested the Motueka seat at the by-election following the death of George Black.[8]
Notes
- ↑ "Obituary". Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 87. 10 October 1934. p. 13. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ↑ Cyclopedia 1906, p.30
- ↑ Cyclopedia of New Zealand 1906, Vol. 5, p.30
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 252.
- ↑ Wilson & Wood
- ↑ Cyclopedia 1906, p.31
- ↑ Bassett, pp.12–13
- ↑ A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, Edited by G.H. Scholefield, Vol. 2, p.28, 1940, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington
References
- Three Party Politics in New Zealand, 1911-1931 by Michael Bassett (1982, Historical Publications, Auckland)
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
- Wood, G. Anthony, ed. (1996). Ministers and Members: In the New Zealand Parliament. Dunedin: Otago University Press.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by John A. Millar |
Chairman of Committees of the House of Representatives 1906–1908 |
Succeeded by Thomas Wilford |
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
| Preceded by Eugene O'Conor |
Member of Parliament for Buller 1893–1896 |
Succeeded by Patrick O'Regan |
| In abeyance Title last held by John Kerr |
Member of Parliament for Motueka 1896–1914 |
Succeeded by Richard Phineas Hudson |
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