William Polson
Sir William John Polson KCMG (6 June 1875 – 8 October 1960) 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".[1]
Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
1928–31 | 23rd | Stratford | Independent | |
1931–35 | 24th | Stratford | Independent | |
1935–38 | 25th | Stratford | Independent | |
1936 | Changed allegiance to: | National | ||
1938–43 | 26th | Stratford | National | |
1943–46 | 27th | Stratford | National
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He represented the electorate of Stratford in Parliament from 1928 to 1946, when he retired.[2] He was appointed to the Legislative Council on 15 March 1950, as a member of the suicide squad which was to vote the Council out of existence.[3]
Polson was born in Wanganui, and educated at Wanganui Collegiate School. In 1943 he married Mary Grigg, who had represented the Mid-Canterbury electorate from 1942, after her MP husband Arthur Grigg, then a major in the NZEF, was killed in Libya in 1941.
In 1935, Polson was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[4] In the 1951 King's Birthday Honours he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George for public and political services.[5]
Notes
- ↑ Gustafson 1986, p. 337.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 227.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 162.
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- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 39245. p. 3099. 7 June 1951. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Stratford 1928–1946 |
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Constituency abolished, recreated in 1954
Title next held by
Thomas Murray |
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