John Bird Hine
John Bird Hine (1868 – 4 February 1954) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in the Taranaki region of New Zealand. He was Minister of Internal Affairs from 1919 to 1920 in the Reform Government.
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908–1909 | 17th | Stratford | Independent | ||
| 1909–1911 | Changed allegiance to: | Reform | |||
| 1911–1914 | 18th | Stratford | Reform | ||
| 1914–1919 | 19th | Stratford | Reform | ||
John Bird Hine
He won the Stratford electorate in the 1908 general election, and held it to 1919,[1] when he was defeated by Robert Masters of the Liberal Party.
In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[2]
Hine died on 4 February 1954, and was buried at Kopuatama Cemetery in Stratford.[3]
References
- Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 113.
- "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. Vol. CXIX, no. 105. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- "Cemetery search". Stratford District Council. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
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