Tom Paul (politician)
Compositor, trade unionist and politician (1874–1964) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Thomas Paul CBE (16 August 1874 – 25 July 1964) was a New Zealand compositor, trade unionist, politician, editor, journalist and censor.
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Tom Paul | |
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Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council | |
In office 9 September 1946 – 31 December 1950 | |
Appointed by | Peter Fraser |
In office 22 January 1907 – 25 November 1919 | |
Appointed by | Sir Joseph Ward |
3rd President of the Labour Party | |
In office 11 July 1918 – 12 July 1920 | |
Vice President | Michael Joseph Savage Peter Fraser |
Leader | Alfred Hindmarsh† Harry Holland |
Preceded by | Andrew Walker |
Succeeded by | Peter Fraser |
Personal details | |
Born | (1874-08-16)16 August 1874 Boort, Victoria, Australia |
Died | 25 July 1964(1964-07-25) (aged 89) Raumati South, New Zealand |
Nationality | New Zealand |
Political party | Labour Party United Labour Party IPLL |
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