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J. T. Marryat Hornsby

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J. T. Marryat Hornsby
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Wairarapa
In office
10 December 1914 – 19 December 1919
Preceded byWalter Buchanan
Succeeded byAlex McLeod
In office
6 December 1905 – 17 November 1908
Preceded byWalter Buchanan
Succeeded byWalter Buchanan
In office
6 December 1899 – 25 November 1902
Preceded byWalter Buchanan
Succeeded byWalter Buchanan
Personal details
Born(1857-03-13)13 March 1857
Hobart, Tasmania
Died23 February 1921(1921-02-23) (aged 63)
Carterton, New Zealand
Political partyLiberal

John Thomas Marryat Hornsby (13 March 1857 – 23 February 1921), generally known as J. T. Marryat Hornsby,[1] was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party from the Wairarapa. He was a newspaper editor and proprietor.

Biography

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Early life

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Hornsby was born at Hobart, Tasmania in 1857. His family moved to Nelson in 1874 and when the other family members returned to Hobart, he remained in New Zealand.[1]

Political career

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New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1899–1902 14th Wairarapa Liberal
1905–1908 16th Wairarapa Liberal
1914–1919 19th Wairarapa Liberal

He was a Member of Parliament for the Wairarapa electorate in the 14th (1899–1902), 16th (1905–1908), and 19th (1914–1919) Parliaments.[2]

He defeated Walter Clarke Buchanan (the Conservative sitting member from 1887) in 1899, but lost to him in 1902 and 1908. Buchanan was later the Reform Party candidate.[3]

Hornsby was defeated in 1919 by Alex McLeod.[4]

Hornsby died at Carterton in 1921.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Hamer, David. "Hornsby, John Thomas Marryat - Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  2. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 206.
  3. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 186.
  4. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 217.

Further reading

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Works by Hornsby

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  • Aotearoa: he nupepa ma nga tangata Maori, Nepia [i.e. Napier], [N.Z.]: He mea ta ki te Whare Ta o te Iwinini Niuhi, i raro i te mana o Hone Tamati Mariata Honepi [i.e. printed by Hornsby], 1892
  • There were two issues of this newspaper, printed during June 1892.
  • Hornsby, John T. M. (1919), The Labour Socialist's objective: leaders advocate revolutionary methods and an appeal to force, Wellington, [N.Z.]: Wellington Publishing Co.

Works about Hornsby

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  • Bagnall, Austin G. (1976), Wairarapa: an historical excursion, Masterton, [N.Z.]: Hedley's Bookshop for the Masterton Trust Lands Trust
  • Scholefield, Guy H. (1958), Newspapers in New Zealand, Wellington, [N.Z.]: A.H. & A.W. Reed
  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Wairarapa
1899–1902
1905–1908

1914–1919
Succeeded by
Succeeded by