Reeves was born in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland, in 1836. He was educated at Barrow Grammar School, and subsequently at Tarvin, Cheshire. In early youth he went to sea and in 1852 he left England for Sydney, New South Wales. He worked in various trades, including mining, store keeping, cattle dealing and auctioneering.[1]
Whilst absent on a visit to Australia in 1866, he was elected member for the Hokitika electorate in the Canterbury Provincial Council, but resigned on his return to New Zealand, as he found that pressure of business prevented him from taking his seat.[1] His membership lasted from 4 July to 20 October 1866.[2] When the West Coast was separated from Canterbury, Reeves was elected onto the Westland County for the Hokitika riding (May 1869 – June 1870).[3] He represented the Grey electorate on the Nelson Provincial Council in the last few months before the abolition of the provincial governments (28 April 1876 – 31 October 1876).[4]
He represented the Grey Valley electorate in Parliament from an 1878 by-election, caused by the resignation of Martin Kennedy,[1] to 1881.[5] He was defeated for the Inangahua electorate in the 1881 general election, but won that electorate in 1887.[5] Reeves joined the Liberal Party when it was formed after the 1890 election and all through his political career he has been a consistent advocate of all liberal and labour measures.[1] He resigned on 26 April 1893 as he had been adjudged bankrupt.[5] At the November 1893 election, he contested the electorate once more, but came last of the three candidates.[6]
Reeves was appointed to the Legislative Council on 13 December 1895, and was reappointed at the end of the term in 1902 and 1909.[7] After the death of Alfred Cadman, he was acting Speaker in 1905 (23 March – 30 June).[8] He was Chairman of Committees for three periods between 1904 and his death on 1 June 1910.[9]
He died in Nelson aged 76 of a heart attack after an illness.[10][11] His wife had died in November 1908.[12][13] They are both buried at Wakapuaka Cemetery.[14]
^ abcdCyclopedia Company Limited (1906). "Present Members Of The Legislative Council". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Cyclopedia Company Limited (1906). "Present Members Of The Legislative Council". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
richard, reeves, zealand, politician, richard, harman, jeffares, reeves, 1836, june, 1910, zealand, politician, liberal, party, acting, speaker, legislative, council, 1905, honourablerichard, reevesreeves, 1880s12th, speaker, legislative, councilin, office, ma. Richard Harman Jeffares Reeves 1836 1 June 1910 was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party He was acting Speaker of the Legislative Council in 1905 The HonourableRichard ReevesReeves c 1880s12th Speaker of the Legislative CouncilIn office 23 March 1905 30 June 1905Preceded byAlfred CadmanSucceeded byCharles BowenPersonal detailsBorn1836Enniscorthy County Wexford IrelandDied1 June 1910Nelson New ZealandPolitical partyLiberalRelationsCharles Stephen Reeves brother Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life and career 1 2 Political career 2 See also 3 Notes 4 ReferencesBiography editEarly life and career edit Reeves was born in Enniscorthy County Wexford Ireland in 1836 He was educated at Barrow Grammar School and subsequently at Tarvin Cheshire In early youth he went to sea and in 1852 he left England for Sydney New South Wales He worked in various trades including mining store keeping cattle dealing and auctioneering 1 Political career edit New Zealand Parliament Years Term Electorate Party 1878 1879 6th Grey Valley Independent 1879 1881 7th Grey Valley Independent 1887 1890 10th Inangahua Independent 1890 1893 11th Inangahua Liberal Whilst absent on a visit to Australia in 1866 he was elected member for the Hokitika electorate in the Canterbury Provincial Council but resigned on his return to New Zealand as he found that pressure of business prevented him from taking his seat 1 His membership lasted from 4 July to 20 October 1866 2 When the West Coast was separated from Canterbury Reeves was elected onto the Westland County for the Hokitika riding May 1869 June 1870 3 He represented the Grey electorate on the Nelson Provincial Council in the last few months before the abolition of the provincial governments 28 April 1876 31 October 1876 4 He represented the Grey Valley electorate in Parliament from an 1878 by election caused by the resignation of Martin Kennedy 1 to 1881 5 He was defeated for the Inangahua electorate in the 1881 general election but won that electorate in 1887 5 Reeves joined the Liberal Party when it was formed after the 1890 election and all through his political career he has been a consistent advocate of all liberal and labour measures 1 He resigned on 26 April 1893 as he had been adjudged bankrupt 5 At the November 1893 election he contested the electorate once more but came last of the three candidates 6 Reeves was appointed to the Legislative Council on 13 December 1895 and was reappointed at the end of the term in 1902 and 1909 7 After the death of Alfred Cadman he was acting Speaker in 1905 23 March 30 June 8 He was Chairman of Committees for three periods between 1904 and his death on 1 June 1910 9 He died in Nelson aged 76 of a heart attack after an illness 10 11 His wife had died in November 1908 12 13 They are both buried at Wakapuaka Cemetery 14 Reeves was an elder brother of Charles Stephen Reeves who was Mayor of Dunedin in 1876 15 See also edit1893 Inangahua by electionNotes edit a b c d Cyclopedia Company Limited 1906 Present Members Of The Legislative Council The Cyclopedia of New Zealand Nelson Marlborough amp Westland Provincial Districts Christchurch The Cyclopedia of New Zealand Retrieved 15 January 2012 Scholefield 1950 p 195 Scholefield 1950 p 243 Scholefield 1950 p 213 a b c Scholefield 1950 p 134 The General Election 1893 National Library 1894 p 2 Retrieved 19 November 2013 Scholefield 1950 p 83 Scholefield 1950 p 88 Scholefield 1950 pp 83 89 Obituary The Evening Post 1 June 1910 Obituary Mataura Ensign 1 June 1910 Local amp General News Nelson Evening Mail Vol XLII no XLII 17 November 1908 p 2 Retrieved 14 January 2019 Obituary Colonist Vol LI no 12405 21 November 1908 p 6 Retrieved 21 January 2019 Plot record details Nelson City Council Retrieved 15 January 2019 Obituary Evening Star 1 June 1910 References edit nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Cyclopedia Company Limited 1906 Present Members Of The Legislative Council The Cyclopedia of New Zealand Nelson Marlborough amp Westland Provincial Districts Christchurch The Cyclopedia of New Zealand Retrieved 15 January 2012 Scholefield Guy 1950 First ed published 1913 New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840 1949 3rd ed Wellington Govt Printer Who s Who in New Zealand 1st edition 1908 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography 1940 Political offices Preceded byJohn Rigg Chairman of Committees of the Legislative Council1904 19061906 19071908 1910 Succeeded byWilliam Cowper Smith Preceded byWilliam Cowper Smith Succeeded byWilliam Cowper Smith Preceded byWilliam Cowper Smith Succeeded byWalter Carncross Preceded byAlfred Cadman Speaker of the New Zealand Legislative Council1905 Succeeded byCharles Bowen New Zealand Parliament Preceded byMartin Kennedy Member of Parliament for Grey Valley1878 1881 Served alongside Charles Woolcock Edward Masters Thomas S Weston Constituency abolished Preceded byAndrew Agnew Stuart Menteath Member of Parliament for Inangahua1887 1893 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