Alfred Richard Barclay
Alfred Richard Barclay (8 August 1859 – 10 November 1912) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for two Dunedin electorates, representing the Liberal Party.
Member of Parliament
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1899–1902 | 14th | Dunedin | Liberal | |
| 1905–1908 | 16th | Dunedin North | Liberal | |
Barclay represented one of the City of Dunedin seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives between 1899 and 1902.[1] He returned to Parliament as the MP for Dunedin North from 1905 to 1908. He was defeated in the elections in both 1902 and 1908.[2]
Barclay was a solicitor and a lecturer in constitutional history at the University of Otago. He was an admirer of Karl Marx: Barclay produced a pamphlet on Marx in 1899, and quoted him in his maiden speech in Parliament.[3]
In 1907, Barclay introduced a motion in the debating chamber for the nationalisation of the supply of food and clothing.
He was nominated as the Labour Party candidate for Dunedin North in 1911 but withdrew because of illness, and died in 1912.
References
- ↑ "Otago". Timaru Herald LXII (3129). 8 December 1899. p. 3. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ↑ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 182. OCLC 154283103.
- ↑ Gustafson, Barry (1980). Labour's path to political independence: The Origins and Establishment of the New Zealand Labour Party 1900–1919. Auckland, New Zealand; Wellington, New Zealand: Auckland University Press ; Oxford University Press. p. 154. ISBN 0-19-647986-X.
Books
- Barclay, Alfred (1899), The origin of wealth: being the theory of Karl Marx in simple form / an address delivered by A.R. Barclay at Roslyn, Dunedin, on Tuesday 11th April, 1899, Kensington, Dunedin [N.Z.]: S. Lister, Printer
- Barclay, Alfred (1909), The "Achilles heel" of civilization: being a consideration of the question of unemployment and also Some remarks on the present political situation, Dunedin [N.Z.]: S. Lister, Printer
- Barclay, Alfred (1910), The Premier and his troubles: being an address at the Trades Hall, Dunedin, Dunedin [N.Z.]: S. Lister, Printer
Further reading
- Hamer, David A. (1988), The New Zealand Liberals: the years of power 1891-1912, Auckland, [N.Z.]: Auckland University Press, ISBN 1-86940-014-3
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
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| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Dunedin North 1905–1908 |
Succeeded by George Thomson |
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