Oswald James Hawken (1870–1957) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand, and was a cabinet minister 1926–1928 in the Reform Government.[1]

Hawken, c. 1922
New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1919–1922 20th Egmont Reform
1922–1925 21st Egmont Reform
1925–1928 22nd Egmont Reform

He was elected to the Egmont electorate in the 1919 general election, but was defeated in 1928.[1]

In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. pp. 47, 112.
  2. ^ "Official jubilee medals". The Evening Post. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Egmont
1919–1928
Succeeded by
Charles Wilkinson