Barclay was born in Pigeon Bay on Banks Peninsula. His father was Morrison Barclay. He married Helen Betrice in 1907, but was a widower by the time he joined the army. Before World War I, he was a farmer and lived in the Christchurch suburb of Riccarton. He served with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force from 1916 to 1919.[1] He then bought a property in Pukehuia, Northland, where he owned 1,600 acres (650 ha) near the Wairoa River. He sold his farm in 1931 and retired to Whangārei. He served on several local boards in Northland.[2]
^Wilson, Roland, ed. (1946). Official Year Book of the Commonwealth of Australia: No. 37—1946 and 1947. Australian Bureau of Statistics. p. 1223.
^Hensley, Gerald (2009). Beyond the Battlefield: New Zealand and its Allies 1939–45. North Shore Auckland: Viking/Penguin. pp. 330, 331. ISBN978-06-700-7404-4.
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Gustafson, Barry (1986). From the Cradle to the Grave: a biography of Michael Joseph Savage. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN0-474-00138-5.
Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
barclay, politician, james, gillespie, barclay, june, 1882, october, 1972, zealand, politician, labour, party, honourablejim, barclay16th, minister, agriculturein, office, january, 1941, october, 1943prime, ministerpeter, fraserpreceded, bylee, martinsucceeded. James Gillespie Barclay 24 June 1882 5 October 1972 was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party The HonourableJim Barclay16th Minister of AgricultureIn office 21 January 1941 18 October 1943Prime MinisterPeter FraserPreceded byLee MartinSucceeded byBen RobertsMember of the New Zealand Parliament for MarsdenIn office 27 November 1935 25 September 1943Preceded byAlfred MurdochSucceeded byAlfred MurdochPersonal detailsBorn24 June 1882Banks Peninsula New ZealandDied5 October 1972 1972 10 05 aged 90 Christchurch New ZealandPolitical partyLabourRelationsBruce Barclay son Ron Barclay nephew Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Political career 1 3 Later life 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksBiography editEarly life edit Barclay was born in Pigeon Bay on Banks Peninsula His father was Morrison Barclay He married Helen Betrice in 1907 but was a widower by the time he joined the army Before World War I he was a farmer and lived in the Christchurch suburb of Riccarton He served with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force from 1916 to 1919 1 He then bought a property in Pukehuia Northland where he owned 1 600 acres 650 ha near the Wairoa River He sold his farm in 1931 and retired to Whangarei He served on several local boards in Northland 2 Political career edit New Zealand Parliament Years Term Electorate Party1935 1938 25th Marsden Labour1938 1943 26th Marsden LabourBarclay unsuccessfully stood against the Prime Minister Gordon Coates in the Kaipara electorate in the 1928 election 3 In the 1931 election he unsuccessfully challenged the incumbent in the Marsden electorate in Northland Alfred Murdoch 4 He beat Murdoch in the 1935 election but was defeated in turn by Murdoch after two parliamentary terms in 1943 5 6 He was a cabinet minister in the First Labour Government under Peter Fraser He was Minister of Agriculture 1941 1943 Minister of Marketing 1941 1943 Minister of Lands 1943 and Commissioner of State Forests 1943 7 He then became High Commissioner to Australia from 1944 to 1950 8 His appointment and that of the other defeated candidate Charles Boswell attracted criticism as political appointments 9 Later life edit A son Bruce Barclay was Member of Parliament for Christchurch Central from 1969 to 1979 A nephew Ron Barclay was MP for New Plymouth from 1966 to 1975 5 James Barclay died in Christchurch in 1972 1 Notes edit a b Personnel Records Archives New Zealand 23 August 2011 Archived from the original PDF on 3 July 2013 Retrieved 14 September 2012 New Parliament The New Zealand Herald Vol LXXII no 22278 28 November 1935 p 13 Retrieved 19 July 2015 The General Election 1928 Government Printer 1929 p 3 Retrieved 23 November 2014 The General Election 1931 Government Printer 1932 p 3 Retrieved 2 November 2014 a b Wilson 1985 p 182 The General Election 1943 National Library 1944 p 6 Retrieved 19 July 2015 Wilson 1985 p 83 Wilson Roland ed 1946 Official Year Book of the Commonwealth of Australia No 37 1946 and 1947 Australian Bureau of Statistics p 1223 Hensley Gerald 2009 Beyond the Battlefield New Zealand and its Allies 1939 45 North Shore Auckland Viking Penguin pp 330 331 ISBN 978 06 700 7404 4 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jim Barclay Gustafson Barry 1986 From the Cradle to the Grave a biography of Michael Joseph Savage Auckland Reed Methuen ISBN 0 474 00138 5 Wilson James Oakley 1985 First ed published 1913 New Zealand parliamentary record 1840 1984 4 ed Wellington V R Ward Govt Printer OCLC 154283103 External links editPortrait photo published in The New Zealand Herald in 1931Political officesPreceded byLee Martin Minister of Agriculture1941 1943 Succeeded byBen RobertsNew Zealand ParliamentPreceded byAlfred Murdoch Member of Parliament for Marsden1935 1943 Succeeded byAlfred MurdochParty political officesPreceded byJim Thorn Vice President of the New Zealand Labour Party1938 1940 Succeeded byGervan McMillan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jim Barclay politician amp oldid 1188546027, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
