James Alfred Nash
Encyclopedia
James Alfred Nash was a Reform Party
Member of Parliament in New Zealand and a Mayor of Palmerston North
.
to Ann Ellen Webster and Norman Nash.
He won the Palmerston North
seat (then called Palmerston) in the Palmerston by-election, 1918 after the death of David Buick
, and held it to 1935
, when he was defeated by the Labour
candidate, Joe Hodgens.
He was awarded a CBE in 1951. He died at his home in Palmerston North
on 24 July 1952.
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...
Member of Parliament in New Zealand and a Mayor of Palmerston North
Mayor of Palmerston North
The Mayor of Palmerston North is the head of the municipal government of Palmerston North, New Zealand, and presides over the Palmerston North City Council. The mayor is directly elected using a First Past the Post electoral system...
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Biography
Nash was born in 1871 in FoxtonFoxton, New Zealand
Foxton is a town in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of New Zealand. The 2006 census population was 2715.It is located on the lower west coast of the North Island, in the Horowhenua district, 30 kilometres southwest of Palmerston North and 15 kilometres north of Levin. The town is located close to the...
to Ann Ellen Webster and Norman Nash.
He won the Palmerston North
Palmerston North (New Zealand electorate)
Palmerston North is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The current MP for Palmerston North is Iain Lees-Galloway of the Labour Party...
seat (then called Palmerston) in the Palmerston by-election, 1918 after the death of David Buick
David Buick (New Zealand)
David Buick was a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party.He represented the Manawatu electorate of Palmerston from 1908 to 1918, when he died.-Further reading:...
, and held it to 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...
, when he was defeated by the Labour
New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. It describes itself as centre-left and socially progressive and has been one of the two primary parties of New Zealand politics since 1935....
candidate, Joe Hodgens.
He was awarded a CBE in 1951. He died at his home in Palmerston North
Palmerston North
Palmerston North is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an inland city with a population of and is the country's seventh largest city and eighth largest urban area. Palmerston North is located in the eastern Manawatu Plains near the north bank...
on 24 July 1952.