William Downie Stewart Jr
Minister of Revenue | |
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| In office 24 May 1926 – 10 December 1928 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Coates |
| Preceded by | William Nosworthy |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Ward |
| In office 22 September 1931 – 28 January 1933 | |
| Prime Minister | George Forbes |
| Preceded by | George Forbes |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Coates |
| 1st Minister of Statistics | |
| In office February 1922 – 27 June 1923 | |
| Prime Minister | William Massey |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Richard Bollard |
| 7th Minister of Internal Affairs | |
| In office 1 March 1921 – 27 June 1923 | |
| Prime Minister | William Massey |
| Preceded by | George James Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Richard Bollard |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Dunedin West | |
| In office 1914–1935 | |
| Mayor of Dunedin | |
| In office 1913–1914 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 July 1878 Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Died | 29 September 1949 (aged 71) Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Political party | Reform |
| Parent | William Downie Stewart Sr (father) |
William Downie Stewart (29 July 1878 – 29 September 1949) was a New Zealand Finance Minister, Mayor of Dunedin and writer.[1]
Early life
Stewart was born in Dunedin in 1878. His father was William Downie Stewart, a lawyer and politician. His mother was Rachel Hepburn, daughter of George Hepburn.[2] One of his four siblings was Rachelina (Rachel) Hepburn Armitage.[3] Stewart's mother died within months of his birth, leaving him and his four siblings to be raised by nannies and nurses. From 1888–1894, he attended Otago Boys' High School and continued his studies at the University of Otago.[1]
Political career
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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| 1914–1919 | 19th | Dunedin West | Reform | ||
| 1919–1922 | 20th | Dunedin West | Reform | ||
| 1922–1925 | 21st | Dunedin West | Reform | ||
| 1925–1928 | 22nd | Dunedin West | Reform | ||
| 1928–1931 | 23rd | Dunedin West | Reform | ||
| 1931–1935 | 24th | Dunedin West | Reform | ||
Downie Stewart was the author of a number of books.[2] He and the American economist James Edward Le Rossignol of the University of Denver published State socialism in New Zealand in 1910. A reviewer called the book "an illuminating study of the remarkable series of instructive experiments in socialistic legislation, for which New Zealand has become conspicuous, together with that Australian Commonwealth, which is its nearest neighbour."[4]
Downie Stewart was Mayor of Dunedin (1913–1914).[2] He represented the Dunedin West electorate from 1914 to 1935.[5] His father had previously represented the Dunedin West electorate.[5]
Minister of Finance and resignation
Downie Stewart was
In July 1934, he became the first chairman of the newly formed New Zealand Institute of International Affairs, the local branch of Chatham House.[8] He ceded that position to Bill Barnard, the speaker of the House, the NZIIA merged with the local branch of the Institute of Pacific Relations in late 1939.[9]
In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[10]
Notes
- ^ a b "Story: Stewart, William Downie". Teara. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d Dale, Stephanie. "Stewart, William Downie - Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
- ^ Wilkie, Yvonne M. "Rachelina Hepburn Armitage". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- JSTOR 2339748.
- ^ a b Scholefield 1950, p. 141.
- ISBN 1-877133-00-0.
- ^ Burdon, R.M. (1965). The New Dominion. p. 161.
- ISBN 4846006689.
- ^ Yamaoka 2005, p. 65.
- ^ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. Vol. CXIX, no. 105. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
References
- Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
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