Alfred Hindmarsh
New Zealand politician, lawyer and unionist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alfred Humphrey Hindmarsh (18 April 1860 – 13 November 1918) was a New Zealand politician, lawyer, and unionist. He died in the 1918 influenza epidemic. He served as the first leader of the modern New Zealand Labour Party.
Quick Facts 1st Leader of the Labour Party, Succeeded by ...
Alfred Hindmarsh | |
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1st Leader of the Labour Party | |
In office 7 July 1916 – 13 November 1918 | |
Succeeded by | Harry Holland |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Wellington South | |
In office 14 December 1911 – 13 November 1918 | |
Preceded by | Robert Wright |
Succeeded by | Bob Semple |
Member of the Wellington City Council | |
In office 27 April 1905 – 8 May 1915 | |
Constituency | At-large |
Personal details | |
Born | (1860-04-18)18 April 1860 Port Elliot, South Australia, Australia |
Died | 13 November 1918(1918-11-13) (aged 58) Wellington, New Zealand |
Political party | Labour |
Other political affiliations | United Labour (1912–16) Labour (1910–12) IPLL (1904–10) |
Spouse |
Winifred Taylor
(m. 1892–1916) |
Relations | John Hindmarsh (grandfather) |
Children | 4 |
Profession | Lawyer |
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