Francis Mander was an Independent Conservative then from 1908

New Zealand general election, 1908

The New Zealand general election of 1908 was held on Tuesday, 17 November, 24 November and 1 December in the general electorates, and on Wednesday, 2 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 17th session of the New Zealand Parliament...

 a Reform Party

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 member of parliament in New Zealand.

He won the Marsden

Marsden (New Zealand electorate)

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 electorate in Northland in the 1902 general election

New Zealand general election, 1902

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, and held it until 1922

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, when he retired.

He was appointed to the Legislative Council

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 in 1923, and served on it to 1930.

He was the father of notable New Zealand novelist and journalist, Jane Mander

Jane Mander

Mary Jane Mander was a New Zealand novelist and journalist.-Early life:Born in the small community of Ramarama, situated south of Auckland, she had little schooling, yet was teaching at primary school while being tutored for a high school education. Her father, the Hon...

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