Edward Luttrell Cullen
| The Honourable Edward Luttrell Cullen MM | |
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| 18th Minister of Agriculture | |
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In office 26 June 1894 – 3 July 1901 | |
| Preceded by | Ben Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Keith Holyoake |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 September 1895 Havelock North, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand |
| Died | 18 February 1963 |
| Political party | Labour |
Edward Luttrell Cullen MM (5 September 1895 – 18 February 1963) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party, and a cabinet minister in the First Labour Government.
Biography
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1935–1938 | 25th | Hawkes Bay | Labour | |
| 1938–1943 | 26th | Hawkes Bay | Labour | |
| 1943–1946 | 27th | Hawkes Bay | Labour | |
| 1946–1949 | 28th | Hastings | Labour | |
He represented the Hawkes Bay electorate from 1935 to 1946, having stood there unsuccessfully in 1931.[1] In 1946 he won the Hastings electorate, but was unsuccessful in 1949.[2]
He was Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Marketing from 1947 to 1949.[3]
He was born in Havelock North, and educated at Nuhaka Native School and Napier Boys' High School. He farmed at Wairoa. He joined the NZEF as a Rifleman then Sergeant (No 12356) in World War I, and was awarded the Military Medal for bravery.[4]
References
- ↑ "A Coalition Certainty". The Evening Post CXII (120). 17 November 1931. p. 10. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ↑ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 191. OCLC 154283103.
- ↑ Scholefield, G. H. (1951) [1908]. Who’s Who in New Zealand (5 ed.). Wellington: Reed. p. 55.
- ↑ Gustafson, Barry (1986). From the Cradle to the Grave: a biography of Michael Joseph Savage. Auckland: Reed Methuen. p. 279. ISBN 0-474-00138-5.
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
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| Preceded by Hugh Campbell |
Member of Parliament for Hawkes Bay 1935–1946 |
Succeeded by Cyril Harker |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Hastings 1946–1949 |
Succeeded by Sydney Jones |
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