James Frederick Arnold
James Frederick Arnold (1859–1929) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament of the Liberal Party for various Dunedin electorates.
Private life
Born in Guernsey, Arnold came to New Zealand in 1864. He was a bootmaker and trade union leader.[1] Arnold was known as "the bootmakers lawyer" at the Industrial Conciliation & Arbitration (ICA) Court.[2]
Member of Parliament
Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
1899–1902 | 14th | City of Dunedin | Liberal-Labour | |
1902–1905 | 15th | City of Dunedin | Liberal-Labour | |
1905–1908 | 16th | Dunedin South | Liberal-Labour | |
1908–1911 | 17th | Dunedin Central | Liberal-Labour |
James Arnold represented City of Dunedin (1899–1905), Dunedin South (1905–1908) and Dunedin Central (1908–1911) in the New Zealand House of Representatives.[3]
At the 1905 election, Arnold stressed his Independent credentials and said that the "present administration [i.e. Premier Richard Seddon's Liberal Government] were not all they should be", favoured the elective executive bill, and held himself at liberty to compel the Ministry to reconstruct.[4]
Notes
- ↑ Hamer 1988, p. 361.
- ↑ Hamer 1988, p. 186.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 180.
- ↑ Whitcher 1966, p. 242.
References
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- The New Zealand Liberals: the Years of Power 1891-1912 by David Hamer (1988, Auckland University Press, Auckland)
- The New Liberal Party 1905 by G.F. Whitcher (1966, MA Thesis-University of Canterbury, Christchurch)
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Dunedin Central 1908–1911 |
Succeeded by Charles Statham |
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