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New Zealand politician (1870–1939) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Thomas Mason Wilford KCMG KC (20 June 1870 – 22 June 1939) was a New Zealand politician. He held the seats of Wellington Suburbs then Hutt continuously for thirty years, from 1899 to 1929. Wilford was leader of the New Zealand Liberal Party, and Leader of the Opposition from 1920 to 1925.
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Sir Thomas Wilford | |
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10th High Commissioner to the United Kingdom | |
In office 9 January 1930 – 25 January 1934 | |
Prime Minister | Sir Joseph Ward |
Preceded by | James Parr |
Succeeded by | James Parr |
17th Minister of Defence | |
In office 10 December 1928 – 10 December 1929 | |
Prime Minister | Sir Joseph Ward |
Preceded by | William Downie Stewart Jr |
Succeeded by | John Cobbe |
8th Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 8 September 1920 – 13 August 1925 | |
Preceded by | William MacDonald |
Succeeded by | George Forbes |
16th Minister of Marine | |
In office 14 November 1917 – 22 August 1919 | |
Prime Minister | William Massey |
Preceded by | William Herries |
Succeeded by | George Warren Russell |
18th Mayor of Wellington | |
In office 5 May 1910 – 2 May 1912 | |
Deputy | John Smith |
Preceded by | Alfred Newman |
Succeeded by | David McLaren |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Hutt | |
In office 25 November 1902 – 21 November 1929 | |
Preceded by | New constituency |
Succeeded by | Walter Nash |
Personal details | |
Born | (1870-06-20)20 June 1870 Lower Hutt, New Zealand |
Died | 22 June 1939(1939-06-22) (aged 69) Wellington, New Zealand |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse |
Georgia Constance McLean
(m. 1892) |
Relations | Thomas Mason (grandfather) George McLean (father-in-law) |
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