William Reynolds (New Zealand politician)
William Reynolds | |
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Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Dunedin and Suburbs South | |
In office 6 Apr 1863 – 27 Jan 1866 | |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for City of Dunedin | |
In office 9 Mar 1866 – 6 Dec 1875 | |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Port Chalmers | |
In office 10 Jan 1876 – 4 Mar 1878 | |
Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council | |
In office 30 Apr 1878 – 1 Apr 1899 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Chatham, Kent, England | 1 May 1822
Died | 1 April 1899 Mornington, Dunedin, New Zealand | (aged 76)
Political party | Independent |
Spouse | Rachel Pinkerton |
Relations | James Macandrew (brother-in-law) |
William Hunter Reynolds (1 May 1822 – 1 April 1899) was a 19th-century businessman and
Early life
Reynolds was involved in shipping by trade, initially in partnership with his brother-in-law James Macandrew who had married his sister Elizabeth Hunter Reynolds. Reynolds himself married Rachel Pinkerton in 1856 and they raised nine children together.[2][3]
Political career
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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1863–1866 | 3rd | Dunedin and Suburbs South | Independent | ||
1866 | 4th | City of Dunedin | Independent | ||
1867–1870 | 4th | City of Dunedin | Independent | ||
1871–1875 | 5th | City of Dunedin | Independent | ||
1876–1878 | 6th | Port Chalmers
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Independent |
In the inaugural
He represented the
He was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council on 30 April 1878, and served until his death.[1]
In 1893 Reynolds was at the centre of a drama that led to the passing of the Women's suffrage bill into law. Premier Seddon had expected to stop the bill in the upper house, but found that one more vote was needed. Thomas Kelly, a new Liberal Party councillor had left himself paired in favour of the measure, but Seddon obtained his consent by wire to change his vote. Seddon's manipulation so incensed two opposition councillors, Reynolds and Edward Cephas John Stevens that they changed sides and voted for the bill, allowing it to pass by 20 votes to 18 and so gave the vote to women.[9]
Notes
- ^ a b McLintock, A. H., ed. (23 April 2009) [1966]. "Featherston, Dr Isaac Earl". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
- ISBN 1-877135-11-9.
- ISBN 0-8063-0415-4.
- ^ "Election of the provincial council for the Country District". Otago Witness. No. 124. 1 October 1853. p. 2. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 222.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 217.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 218.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 229.
- ^ Women's Suffrage in New Zealand by Patricia Grimshaw, p 92. (1972, Auckland University Press)
References
- Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.