| James Horn | |
|---|---|
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Wakatipu | |
| In office 1919–1928 | |
| Preceded by | William Fraser |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1855-02-05)5 February 1855 Banffshire, Scotland |
| Died | 11 December 1932(1932-12-11) (aged 77) Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Political party | Liberal |
James Horn (5 February 1855 – 11 December 1932) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament from Otago, New Zealand.
Biography
Early life
Horn was born in Inverkethney, Banffshire, Scotland and came to Otago in 1879. He was a storekeeper at Bannockburn, Otago from 1883 to 1928, when he moved to Dunedin.
Political career
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919–1922 | 20th | Wakatipu | Liberal | ||
| 1922–1925 | 21st | Wakatipu | Liberal | ||
| 1925–1928 | 22nd | Wakatipu | Liberal | ||
| 1928 | Changed allegiance to: | United | |||
He won the Wakatipu electorate in the 1919 general election, and held it to 1928, when he retired. In parliament he supported construction of the Otago Central Railway to Clyde and then Cromwell, and the breaking-up of large estates. A bridge on what is now State Highway 6 over the Clutha River at Albert Town opened in 1930 and was named James Horn Bridge.
From 1920 until 1925 he was the Liberal Party's junior whip.
Notes
- ^ Thomson, Jane, ed. (1998). Southern People: a dictionary of Otago Southland biography. Dunedin: Longacre Press. p. 235. ISBN 1-877135-11-9.
- Wilson 1985, p. 206.
- The James Horn Bridge (photo). Albert Town. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- Wilson 1985, p. 280.
References
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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