Edwin Blake
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1887 | 9th | Avon | Independent | |
| 1887–1890 | 10th | Avon | Independent | |
| 1890–1893 | 11th | Avon | Liberal | |
The headstone of Edwin Blake at Linwood Cemetery, probably fallen over in the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake
Edwin Blake (1830 – 18 March 1914) was a 19th-century Liberal Party Member of Parliament in Canterbury, New Zealand.
Biography
Blake was a civil engineer and surveyor, and he was born in Hampstead, England.[1]
Although he lived in Christchurch, he contested the Kumara electorate on the West Coast against Richard Seddon in the 1884 election;[2] the incumbent Seddon won the contest.[3] Blake represented the Avon electorate from the 1887 Avon by-election to 1893,[4][5] when he was defeated standing in the Lyttelton electorate.[6]
He died on 18 March 1914 and was buried at Linwood Cemetery.[7] Blakes Road in Belfast is named for him and his younger brother John William.[8]
Notes
- ↑ "Mr. Edwin Blake". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Canterbury Provincial District. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. 1903. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ↑ "Nominations". Grey River Argus. XXXI (4931). 16 July 1884. p. 2. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 233.
- ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 96.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 185.
- ↑ The General Election, 1893. Government Printer. 1894. p. 2. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ↑ "Christchurch City Council Cemeteries Database". Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ↑ Harper, Margaret. "Christchurch Street Names B" (PDF). Christchurch City Libraries. p. 72. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
References
- Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Leonard Harper |
Member of Parliament for Avon 1887–1893 |
Succeeded by William Tanner |
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