Benjamin Harris (New Zealand politician)
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| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1879–1881 | 7th | Franklin | Independent | |
| 1881–1882 | 8th | Franklin North | Independent | |
| 1882–1884 | 8th | Franklin North | Independent | |
| 1893–1896 | 12th | Franklin | Liberal | |
Benjamin Harris (1836–1928) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in New Zealand. In 1893 he appears to have been a Liberal Party supporter.[1]
He represented South Auckland electorates; Franklin from 1879 to 1881; and then the replacement electorate of Franklin North from 1881. His 1881 election was declared void in 1882, but he won the subsequent 1882 by-election. In 1884 he was defeated. He then represented the reconstituted Franklin electorate from 1893 to 1896, when he was again defeated, by future Prime Minister William Massey.[1]
On 3 February 1897, he was appointed to the Legislative Council. At the end of the seven-year terms, he was reappointed in 1904, 1911 and 1918. He resigned on 20 June 1923.[2]
References
- The New Zealand Liberals: The Years of Power, 1891-1912 by David Hamer (Auckland University Press, 1988) ISBN 1-86940-014-3
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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