Tom Shand
Thomas Philip (Tom) Shand (16 April 1911 – 11 December 1969) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.
Biography
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1946–1949 | 28th | Marlborough | National | |
| 1949–1951 | 29th | Marlborough | National | |
| 1951–1954 | 30th | Marlborough | National | |
| 1954–1957 | 31st | Marlborough | National | |
| 1957–1960 | 32nd | Marlborough | National | |
| 1960–1963 | 33rd | Marlborough | National | |
| 1963–1966 | 34th | Marlborough | National | |
| 1966–1969 | 35th | Marlborough | National | |
| 1969 | 36th | Marlborough | National | |
Shand was born in 1911 in Oamaru. He received his education at Christ's College, the University of Canterbury and the Canterbury Agricultural College.[1]
On 8 February 1937 he married the medical doctor Claudia Lillian Weston. Her father, Claude Weston, was the first president of the National Party.[2]
He first stood for Parliament in 1943 against the incumbent Labour representative in the Marlborough electorate, Edwin Meachen, and was unsuccessful.[1] At the next election in 1946, he was successful and held the Marlborough electorate until 1969, when he died.[3]
He was a cabinet minister; Postmaster-General (1954–1957), Minister of Labour (1960–1969), Minister of Immigration (1960–1969), and Minister of Mines (1960–1969), and Minister of Electricity (1963–1969).[4]
Shand died on 11 December 1969,[1] just twelve days after being re-elected in that year's general election.
In the 1970 by-election to replace him, his son A.W. Shand stood as the National candidate to replace him, but was defeated in the greatest swing against a government since the 1935 general election.
Notes
- 1 2 3 Gustafson 1986, p. 341.
- ↑ Templeton, Hugh. "Shand, Thomas Philip". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 233.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 87, 89.
References
- Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
- 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 Edwin Meachen |
Member of Parliament for Marlborough 1946–1969 |
Succeeded by Ian James Brooks |