Frederick Schramm
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1931–1935 | 24th | Auckland East | Labour | |
| 1935–1938 | 25th | Auckland East | Labour | |
| 1938–1943 | 26th | Auckland East | Labour | |
| 1943–1946 | 27th | Auckland East | Labour | |
Frederick William (Bill) Schramm (28 March 1886 – 28 October 1962) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. He was the eleventh Speaker of the House of Representatives, from 1944 to 1946.
He was born in Hokitika of Danish parents, and was a lawyer.[1] He received his education at Hokitika High School and at Canterbury University College.[2]
He married Alice Amelia Peard in 1918; they had two daughters. Schramm started his professional career as a clerk with the Justice Department and held positions in Wanganui and Te Kuiti before WWI, and Christchurch, Wellington, and Auckland after the war.[1]
He was the Member of Parliament for Auckland East from 1931 to 1946; when he was defeated for the new electorate of Parnell.[3] Originally an ally of John A. Lee, they fell out and Schramm moved for Lee's expulsion at the 1940 Labour conference. Lee supported the National candidate Duncan Rae who defeated Schramm in the Parnell electorate in 1946.
In 1935, Schramm was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[4]
He died in Auckland in 1962[3] and was buried at Purewa Cemetery.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Biographies of Former and Current Speakers of the New Zealand House of Representatives" (PDF). New Zealand Parliament. p. 5. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ↑ "New Members". Auckland Star LXII (286). 3 December 1931. p. 11. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 233. OCLC 154283103.
- ↑ "Official jubilee medals". The Evening Post. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ↑ "Burial details". Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- Who’s Who in New Zealand, 4th Edition 1941
- New Zealand Herald 1962, 29 October (obituary), 30 October (death notice)
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Bill Barnard |
Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives 1944–1946 |
Succeeded by Robert McKeen |
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
| Preceded by James Donald |
Member of Parliament for Auckland East 1931–1946 |
Constituency abolished |