James Alexander McLean Roy
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James Alexander McLean Roy (MC
) (1893–1971) was a New Zealand
politician of the National Party
.
He represented the electorate of Clutha
from 1935
to 1960, when he retired.
In 1935 he had been elected as an Independent supporting the Reform-United coalition
, and in 1936, he joined the new National Party
formed from a coalition of the Reform Party
and the United Party
plus three Independents (Roy, with James Hargest
and William Polson
).
He was born and educated in Wairuna. He farmed on his father’s farm in Wairuna, and his own farm in Cave, South Canterbury. In World War I he was a lieutenant and was awarded the Military Cross and bar . He was a member of the Clinton Presbyterian Church, and Superintendent of the Sunday School there. His medals are now held at the National Army Museum Waiouru (New Zealand)
Military Cross
The Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
) (1893–1971) was a New Zealand
New Zealand
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politician of the National Party
New Zealand National Party
The New Zealand National Party is the largest party in the New Zealand House of Representatives and in November 2008 formed a minority government with support from three minor parties.-Policies:...
.
He represented the electorate of Clutha
Clutha (New Zealand electorate)
Clutha was a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, from 1866 to 1996.-Population centres:This electorate is in the rural part of Southland.-History:The electorate was established in 1866...
from 1935
New Zealand general election, 1935
The 1935 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliament's 25th term. It resulted in the Labour Party's first electoral victory, with Michael Joseph Savage becoming the first Labour Prime Minister...
to 1960, when he retired.
In 1935 he had been elected as an Independent supporting the Reform-United coalition
United Government of New Zealand
The United Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand from 1928 to 1931, defeating the long-lived Reform Government. The United Party had been formed in 1927 from the remnants of the Liberal Party under Sir Joseph Ward, who had made a political comeback. But Ward was in poor health...
, and in 1936, he joined the new National Party
New Zealand National Party
The New Zealand National Party is the largest party in the New Zealand House of Representatives and in November 2008 formed a minority government with support from three minor parties.-Policies:...
formed from a coalition of the Reform Party
New Zealand Reform Party
The Reform Party, formally the New Zealand Political Reform League, was New Zealand's second major political party, having been founded as a conservative response to the original Liberal Party...
and the United Party
United Party (New Zealand)
The United Party of New Zealand, a party formed out of the remnants of the Liberal Party, formed a government between 1928 and 1935, and in 1936 merged with the Reform Party to establish the National Party...
plus three Independents (Roy, with James Hargest
James Hargest
Brigadier James Hargest CBE, DSO & 2 bars, MC, ED, MP, was a New Zealand military officer and politician.Hargest was born in Gore, where his father was a farmer. He joined the Territorial Force in 1911, and when World War I broke out, he volunteered to serve in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force,...
and William Polson
William Polson
Sir William John Polson, KCMG was a New Zealand politician, first as an Independent and then in the National Party. He joined the National Party on its formation in 1936, and "later acted effectively as Holland's deputy" ....
).
He was born and educated in Wairuna. He farmed on his father’s farm in Wairuna, and his own farm in Cave, South Canterbury. In World War I he was a lieutenant and was awarded the Military Cross and bar . He was a member of the Clinton Presbyterian Church, and Superintendent of the Sunday School there. His medals are now held at the National Army Museum Waiouru (New Zealand)