James Horn
For other people named James Horn, see James Horn (disambiguation).
James Horn (1855–1932) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand.
Biography
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1919–1922 | 20th | Wakatipu | Liberal | |
| 1922–1925 | 21st | Wakatipu | Liberal | |
| 1925–1928 | 22nd | Wakatipu | Liberal | |
| 1928 | Changed allegiance to: | United | ||
Horn was born in Banffshire, Scotland and came to Otago in 1879. He was a storekeeper at Bannockburn, Otago from 1883 to 1928, when he moved to Dunedin.[1]
He won the Wakatipu electorate in the 1919 general election, and held it to 1928, when he retired.[2] In parliament he supported construction of the Otago Central Railway to Clyde and then Cromwell, and the breaking-up of large estates.[1]
References
- 1 2 Thomson, Jane (editor) (1998). Southern People: a dictionary of Otago Southland biography. Dunedin: Longacre Press. ISBN 1-877135-11-9.
- ↑ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 206. OCLC 154283103.
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Fraser |
Member of Parliament for Wakatipu 1919–1928 |
Constituency abolished |
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