James Nash
CBE
Nash in 1928
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Palmerston
In office
1918 by-election – 1935
Preceded byDavid Buick
Succeeded byJoe Hodgens
15th Mayor of Palmerston North
In office
1908–1923
Preceded byRichard Essex
Succeeded byFrederick Joseph Nathan
Personal details
Born(1871-07-27)27 July 1871
Foxton, New Zealand
Died24 July 1952(1952-07-24) (aged 80)
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Political partyReform Party (until 1936)
National

James Alfred Nash CBE (27 July 1871 – 24 July 1952), known as Jimmy Nash, was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand and a Mayor of Palmerston North.

Biography

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1918–1919 19th Palmerston Reform
1919–1922 20th Palmerston Reform
1922–1925 21st Palmerston Reform
1925–1928 22nd Palmerston Reform
1928–1931 23rd Palmerston Reform
1931–1935 24th Palmerston Reform

Nash was born in 1871 in Foxton to Ann Ellen Webster and Norman Nash.[1]

He won the Palmerston electorate (since renamed the Palmerston North electorate) in the 1918 Palmerston by-election after the death of David Buick, and held it to 1935, when he was defeated by the Labour candidate, Joe Hodgens in a three-person contest involving the town's mayor, Gus Mansford.[2] He was Chairman of Committees in 1935.[3] He contested the 1938 election in the Palmerston North for the National Party, but was again defeated by Hodgens.[4]

In 1935, Nash was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[5] He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for public and municipal services in the 1951 New Year Honours.[6] Nash was a prominent Freemason and was appointed past grand master of Lodge Kilwinning, Manawatu, in 1946.[1]

He died at his home in Palmerston North on 24 July 1952,[1] and was buried in Terrace End Cemetery.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Lundy, Jim. "Nash, James Alfred – Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  2. ^ Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 128.
  3. ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 252. OCLC 154283103.
  4. ^ "The General Election, 1938". National Library. 1939. p. 4. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Official jubilee medals". The Evening Post. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  6. ^ "No. 39106". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1951. p. 40.
  7. ^ "Cemetery and cremation detail". Palmerston North City Council. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

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Political offices Preceded bySydney George Smith Chairman of Committees of the House of Representatives 1935 Succeeded byTed Howard New Zealand Parliament Preceded byDavid Buick Member of Parliament for Palmerston 1918–1935 Succeeded byJoe Hodgens


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