Peter Neilson (politician born 1879)
Peter Neilson (1879 – 3 November 1948) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.
Earl years
He was born in Dunedin, became a baker, and was a business partner of James Wright Munro, also a Labour MP, from 1914. He had been active in the Socialist Party and Social Democratic Party, and had been on the Dunedin City Council and Maori Hill Borough Council.[1]
Member of Parliament
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1935–1938 | 25th | Dunedin Central | Labour | |
| 1938–1943 | 26th | Dunedin Central | Labour | |
| 1943–1946 | 27th | Dunedin Central | Labour | |
Neilson had unsuccessfully stood in the Dunedin Central electorate in the 1931 election.[2] He stood again for Dunedin Central in Labour's landslide win in the 1935 election, holding the seat until 1946 election, when he retired from Parliament.[3] He was succeeded by fellow Labour member and future Minister of Defense Philip Connolly.
Neilson died on 3 November 1948, and was buried at Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne.[4]
References
- ↑ Gustafson, Barry (1986). From the Cradle to the Grave: a biography of Michael Joseph Savage. Auckland: Reed Methuen. p. ?. ISBN 0-474-00138-5.
- ↑ "Prospects in Otago". The New Zealand Herald. LXVIII (21037). 23 November 1931. p. 11. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ↑ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 223. OCLC 154283103.
- ↑ "Cemetery record search". Gisborne District Council. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Charles Statham |
Member of Parliament for Dunedin Central 1935–1946 |
Succeeded by Philip Connolly |