Bill Rogers (New Zealand politician)
| The Honourable Bill Rogers OBE | |
|---|---|
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| Member of the Legislative Council | |
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In office 15 July 1940 – 31 December 1950 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1887 |
| Died |
6 July 1971 New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour Party |
William James "Bill" Rogers OBE (10 January 1887 – 6 July 1971) was a New Zealand politician. He was a long-serving Mayor of Wanganui, and a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council from 1940 until its abolition in 1950.
Biography
Rogers was Mayor of Wanganui from 1927 to 1931, and again from 1935 to 1953.[1] He contested the 1925, 1928, and 1931 elections in the Wanganui electorate for the Labour Party, but lost to Bill Veitch, the incumbent.[2][3][4]
He was appointed to the Legislative Council by the First Labour Government, and was a member from 15 July 1940 to 14 July 1947; and 15 July 1947 to 31 December 1950.[5]
Appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1954 New Year Honours,[6] Rogers died in 1971.[5]
Rogers' daughter, Ida, married electrical engineer Philip Blakeley in 1938.[7]
References
- ↑ Beaglehole, Diana (3 November 2011). "Whanganui region - Government". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ↑ The General Election, 1925. Government Printer. 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ↑ The General Election, 1928. Government Printer. 1929. p. 5. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ The General Election, 1931. Government Printer. 1932. p. 5. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- 1 2 Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 163. OCLC 154283103.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 40055. p. 44. 1 January 1954. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ Martin, John E. "Blakeley, Philip William". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 29 November 2014.