Lee Martin (politician)
William Lee Martin, known as Lee Martin (1870 – 21 December 1950) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.
Biography
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1927–1928 | 22nd | Raglan | Labour | |
| 1928–1931 | 23rd | Raglan | Labour | |
| 1935–1938 | 25th | Raglan | Labour | |
| 1938–1943 | 26th | Raglan | Labour | |
Martin was born in Oamaru in 1870. He was a painter and Secretary of the Wanganui Painters’ Union (1909–1912), and was also a dairy farmer at Matangi in the Waikato and involved in the Farmers’ Union. He was in the Salvation Army and Methodist Church.
He was unsuccessful when he stood for Hamilton in 1925, but in a 1927 by-election won Raglan, which he held to 1931.[1] He then lost it to Stewart Reid of Reform,[2] but won the electorate back in the 1935 general election.[1]
He was Minister of Agriculture from 1935 to 1941 in the First Labour Government, first under Savage and then under Fraser.[3]
He was appointed to the Legislative Council on 31 January 1946, and served there until his death on 21 December 1950, only days before the Legislative Council was abolished (on 31 December).[4]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wilson 1985, p. 218.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 229.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 82–83.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 159.
References
- Gustafson, Barry (1986). From the Cradle to the Grave: a biography of Michael Joseph Savage. Auckland: Reed Methuen. p. 290. ISBN 0-474-00138-5.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Richard Bollard |
Member of Parliament for Raglan 1927–1931 1935–1943 |
Succeeded by Stewart Reid |
| Preceded by Stewart Reid |
Succeeded by Robert Coulter | |