Richard Molesworth Taylor
Richard Molesworth Taylor | |
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Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Sydenham | |
In office 1886–1890 | |
Preceded by | William White |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for City of Christchurch | |
In office 1890–1893 | |
Succeeded by | William Whitehouse Collins |
Personal details | |
Born | 1835 London, England |
Died | (aged 85) Wellington, New Zealand |
Spouse |
Laura Augusta Gray
(m. 1887; died 1903) |
Richard Molesworth Taylor (1835 – 26 August 1919), also known as Sydenham Taylor, was a three-term New Zealand
Member of Parliament
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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1886–1887 | 9th | Sydenham | Independent | ||
1887–1890 | 10th | Sydenham | Independent | ||
1890–1893 | 11th | Christchurch | Independent |
William White resigned his Sydenham seat in Parliament in March 1886 on medical advice.[2] Taylor successfully contested the subsequent by-election on 12 May, gaining 438 votes against John Lee Scott (418), Samuel Paull Andrews (230) and S. G. Jolly (2).[3]
At the 1887 general election, Taylor contested the electorate against John Crewes.[4] They received 766 and 392 votes respectively, so Taylor entered the 10th New Zealand Parliament.[5]
The Sydenham electorate was abolished in 1890 so Taylor contested the City of Christchurch electorate instead, winning the third highest number of votes in the three-member electorate.[6] He unsuccessfully contested the 1893[7] and 1896[8] general elections, and the 1896 by-election.[9][10]
Private life
Taylor was married in 1887 to Laura Augusta Gray (born ca. 1832), a daughter of S. F. Gray of London. She died on 21 December 1903 at their home in Waltham Road, Sydenham, aged 69.[11]
Taylor died in Wellington on 26 August 1919,[12][13][14] and was buried at Karori Cemetery.[15]
References
- ^ "Mr. Richard Molesworth Taylor". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand - Canterbury Provincial District. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia Company Limited. 1903. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
- ^ "The Sydenham Electorate". The Star. No. 5580. 30 March 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ "The Sydenham Election". The Star. No. 5617. 13 May 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ "Sydenham". The Star. No. 6036. 19 September 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ "Sydenham". The Star. No. 6043. 27 September 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ "General elections". The Star. No. 7029. 6 December 1890. p. 4. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- ^ "The Elections". Vol. XXXVII, no. 7800. Colonist. 29 November 1893. p. 3. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ "Other Electorates". Vol. XXXI, no. 284. Marlborough Express. 5 December 1896. p. 3. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ "The Christchurch Election". The Star. No. 5489. 14 February 1896. pp. Page 2. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ "Christchurch Election". Vol. XXXII, no. 3241. Hawera & Normanby Star. 14 February 1896. pp. Page 2. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ "DEATH". The Star. No. 7890. 21 December 1903. p. 3. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ "House of Representatives". Vol. XL, no. 9897. Ashburton Guardian. 30 August 1919. p. 5. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ "Deaths". Evening Post. 26 August 1919. p. 1. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ "Obituary". The Star. No. 12729. 26 August 1919. p. 5. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Cemeteries search". Wellington City Council. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2016.