Henry Augustus Field
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Henry Augustus Field was a Liberal Party
Member of Parliament in New Zealand.
Field was born in Wanganui
in 1852 and was a surveyor and farmer
.
He won the Otaki electorate
in the Horowhenua District
in the 1896 general election
, and was re-elected in the 1899 general election
on 6 December. He died two days after his re-election. His brother, William Hughes Field
, won the resulting by-election on 6 January 1900.
New Zealand Liberal Party
The New Zealand Liberal Party is generally regarded as having been the first real political party in New Zealand. It governed from 1891 until 1912. Out of office, the Liberals gradually found themselves pressed between the conservative Reform Party and the growing Labour Party...
Member of Parliament in New Zealand.
Field was born in Wanganui
Whanganui
Various places in New Zealand are called Whanganui:*Whanganui, a city at the mouth of the Whanganui River, also often spelled "Wanganui", Manawatu-Wanganui Region*Whanganui District, Manawatu-Wanganui Region*Whanganui Island, Waikato Region...
in 1852 and was a surveyor and farmer
Farmer
A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, who raises living organisms for food or raw materials, generally including livestock husbandry and growing crops, such as produce and grain...
.
He won the Otaki electorate
Otaki (New Zealand electorate)
Ōtaki is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, spanning part of the coast of the lower North Island. The bulk of its population comes from the Horowhenua district, but it also takes in part of the northern Kapiti Coast, including the towns of Otaki and Waikanae, and part of Paraparaumu. The...
in the Horowhenua District
Horowhenua District
Horowhenua is a district on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It forms part of the Manawatu-Wanganui Region.Located north of Wellington and Kapiti, the district stretches from slightly north of the town of Otaki in the south to just south of Himatangi in the north, and from the...
in the 1896 general election
New Zealand general election, 1896
The New Zealand general election of 1896 was held on Wednesday, 4 December in the general electorates, and on Thursday, 19 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 74 MPs to the 13th session of the New Zealand Parliament...
, and was re-elected in the 1899 general election
New Zealand general election, 1899
The New Zealand general election of 1899 was held on Wednesday, 6 December in the general electorates, and on Tuesday, 19 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 74 MPs to the 14th session of the New Zealand Parliament. A total number of 373,744 voters turned out to...
on 6 December. He died two days after his re-election. His brother, William Hughes Field
William Hughes Field
William Hughes Field was a Member of Parliament in New Zealand; first for the Liberal Party, then Independent and then for the Reform Party.-Member of Parliament:...
, won the resulting by-election on 6 January 1900.