Alexander Young (New Zealand politician)
Sir James Alexander Young KCVO (23 March 1875 – 17 April 1956), known as Alexander Young,[1] was a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party.
Sir Alexander Young | |
|---|---|
| 9th Minister of Health | |
| In office 22 September 1931 – 6 December 1935 | |
| Prime Minister | George Forbes |
| Preceded by | Arthur Stallworthy |
| Succeeded by | Peter Fraser |
| In office 18 January 1926 – 10 December 1928 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Coates |
| Preceded by | Maui Pomare |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Stallworthy |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Hamilton | |
| In office 7 December 1922 – 27 November 1935 | |
| Succeeded by | Charles Barrell |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Waikato | |
| In office 14 December 1911 – 7 December 1922 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Greenslade |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Lye |
| 16th Mayor of Hamilton | |
| In office May 1909 – May 1912 | |
| Preceded by | James Bond |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Manning |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 March 1875 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Died | 17 April 1956 (aged 81) |
Biography edit
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911–1914 | 18th | Waikato | Reform | ||
| 1914–1919 | 19th | Waikato | Reform | ||
| 1919–1922 | 20th | Waikato | Reform | ||
| 1922–1925 | 21st | Hamilton | Reform | ||
| 1925–1928 | 22nd | Hamilton | Reform | ||
| 1928–1931 | 23rd | Hamilton | Reform | ||
| 1931–1935 | 24th | Hamilton | Reform | ||
Young was born in Auckland in 1875 to Irish immigrant parents from County Sligo. He was by profession a dentist. He was elected to the Hamilton Borough Council at the young age of 22.[2] He was Mayor of Hamilton from 1909 to 1912.
He then represented the Waikato electorate from 1911 to 1922, and then the Hamilton electorate from 1922 to 1935, when he was defeated.[3]
He was Minister of Health (18 January 1926 – 10 December 1928) and Minister of Industries and Commerce (28 November 1928 – 10 December 1928) in the Coates Ministry of the Reform Government of New Zealand.[4] He was Minister of Health (22 September 1931 – 6 December 1935), Minister of Immigration (22 September 1931 – 6 December 1935) and Minister of Internal Affairs (28 January 1933 – 6 December 1935) in the United Government.[5]
He was Chairman of Committees from 24 July 1923 to 14 October 1925.[6]
In 1935, Young was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order[7] and was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[8][9]
He was vice-president of the New Zealand Alliance in 1929, and was on the Waikato Licensing Bench for fourteen years. He was on the Board of Governors of Hamilton High School and chairman of the Hospital Board.
He died in 1956 and was buried at the Hamilton East Cemetery.[10]
Notes edit
- ^ "Candidates for tomorrow's election". Evening Post. Vol. CXXVI, no. 91. 14 October 1938. p. 18. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "Election Echoes". New Zealand Truth. No. 339. 23 December 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 149.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 47.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 48.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 151.
- ^ "No. 34147". The London Gazette. 2 April 1935. p. 2230.
- ^ "Official jubilee medals". The Evening Post. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 247.
- ^ "Cemetery search". Hamilton City Council. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
References edit
- Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.