He was not elected in the 1879 by-election for the Hutt, but was successful in the subsequent general election. He represented the Hutt electorate from 1879 to 1884, when he was defeated.[3]
Thomas Mason (played by Nicky Spence) in the opera Hōhepa. Also Jenny Wollerman who plays Jane Mason (on floor) Phillip Rhodes (L) who plays Hōhepa and chorus (March 2012).
He was chairman of both the Wellington Botanic Garden Board and Hutt County Council. Mason Street in the Lower Hutt suburb of Moera was named after him.[4]
His daughter, Elizabeth Catherine Mason, was the mother of Thomas Wilford.[5] Mason died at his home in the Hutt and was buried at Taita Cemetery.[6][7]
thomas, mason, zealand, politician, thomas, mason, july, 1818, june, 1903, zealand, quaker, runholder, horticulturalist, member, parliament, thomas, mason, 1882biography, editnew, zealand, parliament, years, term, electorate, party1879, 1881, hutt, independent. Thomas Mason 28 July 1818 11 June 1903 was a New Zealand quaker runholder horticulturalist and Member of Parliament Thomas Mason in 1882Biography editNew Zealand Parliament Years Term Electorate Party1879 1881 7th Hutt Independent1881 1884 8th Hutt IndependentHe was born in York Yorkshire England on 28 July 1818 1 He attended Bootham School York 2 He was not elected in the 1879 by election for the Hutt but was successful in the subsequent general election He represented the Hutt electorate from 1879 to 1884 when he was defeated 3 nbsp Thomas Mason played by Nicky Spence in the opera Hōhepa Also Jenny Wollerman who plays Jane Mason on floor Phillip Rhodes L who plays Hōhepa and chorus March 2012 He was chairman of both the Wellington Botanic Garden Board and Hutt County Council Mason Street in the Lower Hutt suburb of Moera was named after him 4 His daughter Elizabeth Catherine Mason was the mother of Thomas Wilford 5 Mason died at his home in the Hutt and was buried at Taita Cemetery 6 7 In 2012 the New Zealand International Arts Festival premiered the opera Hōhepa composed by Jenny McLeod about the relationship between Mason and Maori chief Hōhepa Te Umuroa The opera is set in the Hutt Valley where they met and also Tasmania Australia 8 References edit Brodie James W Mason Thomas Dictionary of New Zealand Biography Ministry for Culture and Heritage Retrieved 3 June 2012 Bootham Old Scholars Association 2011 Bootham School Register York England BOSA Wilson James Oakley 1985 First ed published 1913 New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840 1984 4th ed Wellington V R Ward Govt Printer p 218 OCLC 154283103 Mason Street NZ Street Names 20 May 2020 Retrieved 18 September 2022 Butterworth Susan Wilford Thomas Mason Biography Dictionary of New Zealand Biography Ministry for Culture and Heritage Retrieved 17 December 2011 Death of Mr Thos Mason The Evening Post Vol LXV no 137 11 June 1903 p 6 Retrieved 15 May 2022 Wellington items Lyttelton Times Vol CIX no 13151 12 June 1903 p 6 Retrieved 15 May 2022 FITZSIMONS TOM 14 March 2012 Kiwi opera Hohepa takes centre stage Stuff Retrieved 29 November 2022 New Zealand ParliamentPreceded byHenry Jackson Member of Parliament for Hutt1879 1884 Succeeded byHenry Samuel Fitzherbert nbsp This article about a New Zealand politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Mason New Zealand politician amp oldid 1134386097, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
