Clifford Lorrie Hunter QSM (11 May 1900 – 1 July 1990) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.
Lorrie Hunter | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Manawatu | |
| In office 27 November 1935 – 15 October 1938 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Linklater |
| Succeeded by | John Cobbe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 May 1900 Waimea West, New Zealand |
| Died | 1 July 1990 (aged 90) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse |
Anne Pye
(m. 1921; died 1965) |
| Children | 5 |
| Relatives | Ivor Stirling (son-in-law) Glenda Stirling (granddaughter) Ken Stirling (grandson) |
Early life and family edit
Hunter was born at Waimea West on 11 May 1900, the son of Gordon MacKay Hunter and Edith Constance Hunter (née Andrews).[1] His father was an "active supporter" of Independent MHR for Nelson, Harry Atmore.[2] Hunter married Theresa Anne Gertrude Pye in Wellington on 24 August 1921.[1]
After leaving school Hunter became a flax and scrub cutter before moving to Wellington in 1920 to become a tram driver. He joined the trade union movement and became president of the Wellington Tramways' Union and later vice-president of the Tramways Federation of New Zealand. He was also a dominion councillor of the Alliance of Labour and a long time member of the Workers' Educational Association (WEA).[2]
Political career edit
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935–1938 | 25th | Manawatu | Labour | ||
Shortly after moving to Wellington in 1920 Hunter joined the Labour Party and was secretary of Labour's Island Bay branch.[2] Hunter unsuccessfully contested the Manawatu in the 1931 election for the Labour Party against the incumbent, Joseph Linklater of the Reform Party.[3] Initially he was set to stand in Wairarapa but changed to Manawatu at the insistence of Labour's general-secretary Walter Nash.[2] In 1935, Hunter in turn beat Linklater. In 1938, Hunter was defeated by National’s John Cobbe.[4]
Later life and death edit
After his defeat he moved to Auckland to take up a position as a conciliation commissioner where he mediated between workers and employers in industrial disputes. He retired from the role in 1969 but was recalled to his position temporarily in 1974 when the entire industrial award system had to be re-negotiated following then end of economic stabilisation regulations.[5]
In the 1987 Queen's Birthday Honours, Hunter was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for public services.[6] Earlier that year he had tacitly supported many of the controversial "Rogernomics" reforms.[5] In 1990, he was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[7]
He died in Waitakere Hospital in 1990, survived by his son and four daughters (his wife Anne having predeceased him in 1965). At the time of his death he was the last surviving member of the First Labour Government.[5] He was buried in Purewa Cemetery, Auckland.[8]
Notes edit
- ^ a b "Family group". The PyeWeb. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d Gustafson 1986, pp. 284.
- ^ The General Election, 1931. Government Printer. 1932. p. 3. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 206.
- ^ a b c "Labour identity dies". The New Zealand Herald. 10 July 1990. p. 3.
- ^ "No. 50950". The London Gazette (4th supplement). 13 June 1987. p. 33.
- ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 195. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
- ^ "Burial & cremation details". Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
References edit
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
- Gustafson, Barry (1986). From the Cradle to the Grave: a biography of Michael Joseph Savage. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00138-5.
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