Guthrie c. 1919

David Henry Guthrie (1856 – 31 March 1927) was a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party.

Biography

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1908–1909 17th Oroua Independent
1909–1911 Changed allegiance to: Reform
1911–1914 18th Oroua Reform
1914–1919 19th Oroua Reform
1919–1922 20th Oroua Reform
1922–1925 21st Oroua Reform

He was the Minister of Railways (1922–1923) in the Reform Government, and the Member of Parliament for Oroua from 1908 to 1925, when he retired.

He was then appointed to the Legislative Council, from 1925 to 1927 when he died.

References

Political offices Preceded byWilliam Massey Minister of Railways 1922–1923 Succeeded byGordon Coates New Zealand Parliament Preceded byFrank Lethbridge Member of Parliament for Oroua 1908–1925 Succeeded byJohn Gordon Eliott