Edward Durning HoltOBEJP (3 February 1913 – 25 November 1977) was a New Zealand farmer, who served as the president of the National Party from 1966 to 1973.
During World War II, Holt served with the Royal New Zealand Air Force as a flying instructor.[1] He served as a member of the Hawke's Bay County Council between 1951 and 1964. and was chair of the Massey College council from 1960 to 1962.[1] He was appointed a justice of the peace in 1956.[1]
Holt served as Hawke's Bay regional chair of the National Party from 1954 to 1963, and was deputy chair of the party's Wellington division from 1958 to 1962.[1] He was elected president of the National Party in 1966.[1] He was a supporter of Keith Holyoake's policies,[3] but in the 1970 Marlborough by-election, in which Andy Shand, after his father's death on 11 December 1969, stood against, and was defeated by, Labour candidate Ian Brooks, Holt was questioned by George Chapman. Chapman subsequently found that Holt had been complacent about the by-election, with Holt having said that everything was in order, and that in any case the Marlborough seat was a National stronghold and was unlikely to change hands. These events would see Chapman elected as party president in 1973.[4]
holt, edward, durning, holt, february, 1913, november, 1977, zealand, farmer, served, president, national, party, from, 1966, 1973, jpholt, 1962president, national, partyin, office, 1966, 1973preceded, byjack, meadowcroftsucceeded, bygeorge, chapmanpersonal, d. Edward Durning Holt OBE JP 3 February 1913 25 November 1977 was a New Zealand farmer who served as the president of the National Party from 1966 to 1973 Ned HoltOBE JPHolt in 1962President of the National PartyIn office 1966 1973Preceded byJack MeadowcroftSucceeded byGeorge ChapmanPersonal detailsBornEdward Durning Holt 1913 02 03 3 February 1913Ormondville New ZealandDied25 November 1977 1977 11 25 aged 64 Napier New ZealandPolitical partyNationalSpouseMargaret SimpsonBiography editBorn at Ormondville on 3 February 1913 Holt was the son of Catherine Christabel de Vere Allen and Edward During Holt 1 He was educated at Huntley School Wanganui Collegiate School and Napier Boys High School and went on to study at Massey Agricultural College where he completed a Diploma of Agriculture 1 He married Margaret Katherine Simpson at St Stephen s Church Marton on 19 February 1936 1 2 During World War II Holt served with the Royal New Zealand Air Force as a flying instructor 1 He served as a member of the Hawke s Bay County Council between 1951 and 1964 and was chair of the Massey College council from 1960 to 1962 1 He was appointed a justice of the peace in 1956 1 Holt served as Hawke s Bay regional chair of the National Party from 1954 to 1963 and was deputy chair of the party s Wellington division from 1958 to 1962 1 He was elected president of the National Party in 1966 1 He was a supporter of Keith Holyoake s policies 3 but in the 1970 Marlborough by election in which Andy Shand after his father s death on 11 December 1969 stood against and was defeated by Labour candidate Ian Brooks Holt was questioned by George Chapman Chapman subsequently found that Holt had been complacent about the by election with Holt having said that everything was in order and that in any case the Marlborough seat was a National stronghold and was unlikely to change hands These events would see Chapman elected as party president in 1973 4 In the 1977 New Year Honours Holt was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to agriculture and the community 5 Holt died in Napier on 25 November 1977 aged 64 years 6 7 References edit a b c d e f g h Petersen George Conrad 1971 Who s Who in New Zealand 1971 10th ed Wellington A H amp A W Reed Wedding Holt Simpson Wanganui Chronicle Vol 79 no 44 21 February 1936 p 2 Retrieved 19 September 2022 His Way a Biography of Robert Muldoon Chapman George 1980 The Years of Lightning Wellington AH amp AW Reed pp 44 45 ISBN 0 589 01346 7 No 47104 The London Gazette 31 December 1976 p 42 Death search registration number 1977 49538 Births deaths amp marriages online Department of Internal Affairs Retrieved 19 September 2022 Mr E D Holt dead The Press 28 November 1977 p 4 Retrieved 19 September 2022 Party political offices Preceded byJack Meadowcroft President of the National Party1966 1973 Succeeded byGeorge Chapman Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ned Holt amp oldid 1166514853, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
