Albert Glover
MP
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Auckland Central
In office
2 December 1908 – 17 December 1919
Preceded byAlfred Kidd
Succeeded byBill Parry
Personal details
Bornc. 1849
Nottingham, England
Died11 September 1941
Auckland, New Zealand
Political partyLiberal
SpouseNancy Maguire
Children5
ProfessionImport Merchant

Albert Edward Glover (c. 1849 – 11 September 1941) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party.

Biography

Early life and career

Glover was born in Nottingham, England, in about 1849.[1] At age 13 he sailed with his parents to New Zealand and arrived in Auckland in 1862. Afterwards he spent several years working for his father in a hotel he owned in the Coromandel. He then became involved in mining and moved to Thames during the gold rush. Later, Glover returned to Coromandel after unsuccessfully prospecting for gold and then had a holiday in Rarotonga. Upon returning he set up business in Auckland importing fruit from the island and selling it on to local grocers. He would remain in the trade until his retirement from business in 1920.[1]

Political career

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1908–1911 17th Auckland Central Liberal
1911–1914 18th Auckland Central Liberal
1914–1919 19th Auckland Central Liberal

Glover became involved politically and joined the local branch of the Liberal-Labour Federation. In 1893 he was elected to the Auckland City Council where he would serve two separate spells totaling 16 years combined. In addition he was also a member of the Auckland Harbour Board, Hospital Board and Schools Committee.[1]

Glover stood for Parliament in 1908 and was elected to represent the Auckland Central electorate. He ran against former Mayor of Auckland Alfred Kidd (the incumbent), both were from the Liberal Party, and it was not unusual at the time for there to be more than one Liberal candidate.[2] Glover held the seat for three terms until 1919, when he was defeated by Labour candidate Bill Parry.[3] Three years later he attempted to regain the Auckland Central seat for the Liberal Party, but was again beaten by Parry.[4]

In 1929 he stood unsuccessfully for the Auckland City Council as an independent candidate.[5]

Rugby league administrator

As the local MP, Glover chaired a meeting of 150 people on 20 July 1909 that formed the Auckland Rugby League. Glover was elected one of the ARL's first Vice-Presidents at the meeting.[6]

Later life and death

Glover's wife Nancy died in 1934 aged 85. The Glovers had five children, three sons and two daughters. Glover died on 11 September 1941 aged 92. He was survived by all five of his children.[1] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

His son James Glover, then resident in Australia, enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) eight times between 1915 and 1918 but was discharged for a raft of military offenses. In 1918 he was in the Rabaul Relief Force, but was discharged for drunkenness and using obscene language or creating a disturbance. Postwar he received two campaign medals, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Obituary". The Evening Post. Vol. CXXXIV, no. 65. 13 September 1941. p. 3. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  2. ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. pp. 199, 210. OCLC 154283103.
  3. ^ Hislop, J. (1921). The General Election, 1919. National Library. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  4. ^ The General Election, 1922. Government Printer. 1923. p. 2. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Electoral". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LXVI, no. 20248. 7 May 1929. p. 20. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  6. ^ Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909–2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4, p.18.
  7. ^ "Photo". The New Zealand Herald. 12 September 1941 – via Papers Past.
  8. ^ "Tribute". Northern Advocate in Papers Past. 18 September 1941.
  9. ^ "Death". Auckland Star. 18 September 1941 – via Papers Past.
  10. ^ "Public Figure". Auckland Star. 11 September 1941 – via Papers Past.
  11. ^ "Death". The Evening Post. 12 September 1941 – via Papers Past.
  12. ^ Harper, Glyn (2019). For King and Other Countries. North Shore, Auckland: Massey University University Press. pp. 157, 158. ISBN 978-0-9951029-9-6.
New Zealand Parliament Preceded byAlfred Kidd Member of Parliament for Auckland Central 1908–1919 Succeeded byBill Parry
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