Westby Perceval
Sir Westby Brook Perceval (11 May 1854 – 23 January 1928) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party.
Biography
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1887–1890 | 10th | Christchurch South | Independent | |
| 1890–1891 | 11th | City of Christchurch | Liberal | |
Perceval was born in Launceston, Tasmania in 1854. In 1867 he won a junior Somes scholarship to Christ's College, Christchurch. At the age of 16, in May 1870, he was received into the Catholic church. He completed his secondary education at Stonyhurst College in England. He married Jessie Johnston, daughter of John Johnston, in 1880. He was a lawyer in Christchurch.[1]
He represented the Christchurch South electorate from the 1887 general election[2] to the end of the parliamentary term in 1890, and then the City of Christchurch electorate from the 1890 general election to September 1891, when he resigned.[3][4] For the last three months in Parliament, he was Chairman of Committees.[5]
He was made Agent-General to the United Kingdom from 1891[3] to 1896, and then Agent-General for Tasmania from 1896 to 1898.
Perceval was knighted (KCMG) in 1894 and died in Surrey, England in 1928.[4]
Notes
- ↑ Rice, Geoffrey W. "Perceval, Westby Brook". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ↑ "Christchurch South". The Star (Issue 6043). 27 September 1887. p. 4. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- 1 2 "The Agent-General". The Star (Issue 7270). 16 September 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- 1 2 Wilson 1985, p. 226.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 251.
References
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- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
- Scholefield, Guy; Schwabe, Emil, eds. (1908). Who's who in New Zealand and the western Pacific (1st ed.). Wellington: Gordon & Gotch.
- "Agent-General (1897 article)". NZETC. 5 July 2014.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ebenezer Hamlin |
Chairman of Committees of the House of Representatives 1891 |
Succeeded by William Lee Rees |
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
| Preceded by John Holmes |
Member of Parliament for Christchurch South 1887–1890 |
In abeyance Title next held by Harry Ell |
| Vacant Constituency recreated after abolition in 1881 Title last held by Samuel Paull Andrews, Edward Richardson, Edward Cephas John Stevens |
Member of Parliament for Christchurch 1890–1891 Served alongside: William Pember Reeves, Richard Molesworth Taylor |
Succeeded by William Pember Reeves, Richard Molesworth Taylor, Ebenezer Sandford |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded by Dillon Bell |
Agent-General of New Zealand in the United Kingdom 1891–1895 |
Succeeded by William Pember Reeves |
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