| 词条 | George Laurenson |
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|honorific-prefix = The Honourable |name = George Laurenson |honorific-suffix = |image = George Laurenson, 1913.jpg |image_size = 150px |constituency_MP = Lyttelton |parliament = New Zealand |majority = |term_start = 1899 |term_end = 1913 |predecessor = John Joyce |successor = James McCombs |birth_date = 1857 |birth_place = Edinburgh, Scotland |death_date = 19 November 1913 |death_place = Lyttelton, New Zealand |party = Liberal (1899-1913) |otherparty = New Liberal (1905) Labour Party |spouse = }} George Laurenson (1857 – 19 November 1913) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for {{NZ electorate link|Lyttelton}} in the South Island. Early lifeThe Lyttelton Times parliamentary correspondent described Laurenson as: "a Scotchman by birth, a Shetlander by education, a New Zealander by adoption, a storekeeper by trade and a yachtsman by preference." [1] George Laurenson was a successful businessman in Christchurch. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and was educated in the Shetland Islands. Laurenson served on numerous local boards and committees: he was chairman of the Lyttelton Harbour Board and the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce. Laurenson was a member of the Navy League Canterbury (13 March 1905, Item N1, MB-129, Macmillan Brown Library Archives, University of Canterbury). Member of Parliament{{NZ parlbox header|nolist=true|align=left}}{{NZ parlbox|start = {{NZ election link year|1899}} |end = 1902 |term = 14th |electorate = {{NZ electorate link|Lyttelton}} |party = New Zealand Liberal Party }}{{NZ parlbox |start = {{NZ election link year|1902}} |end = 1905 |term = 15th |electorate = Lyttelton |party = New Zealand Liberal Party }}{{NZ parlbox |start = {{NZ election link year|1905}} |end = 1908 |term = 16th |electorate = Lyttelton |party = New Liberal Party (New Zealand) }}{{NZ parlbox |start = {{NZ election link year|1908}} |end = 1911 |term = 17th |electorate = Lyttelton |party = New Zealand Liberal Party }}{{NZ parlbox |start = {{NZ election link year|1911}} |end = 1913 |term = 18th |electorate = Lyttelton |party = New Zealand Liberal Party }}{{NZ parlbox footer}} Laurenson represented the Lyttelton electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives for fourteen years from 1899 to his death in 1913.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=212}} From 1909 until 1910 he was senior whip of the Liberal Party.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=279}} New Liberal PartyLaurenson was the nominal leader or chairman of the New Liberal Party in 1905 though Tommy Taylor was the dominant figure.{{sfn|Whitcher |1966|p=43}} Like Taylor, Laurenson favoured federation with Australia.[2] Laurenson was one of the few who stood as a New Liberal in the {{NZ election link year|1905}} election and retained his seat.[3] Most, including Taylor were defeated. Cabinet MinisterOn 22 March 1912 he stood in a leadership election against Thomas Mackenzie to decide the successor to Sir Joseph Ward as leader of the Liberal Party, but lost (9 votes to 22). He was subsequently the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour, Customs and Marine in Mackenzie's cabinet.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=75}} In July the Liberal government was defeated, after the defection of some Liberal members like John A. Millar to Reform.{{sfn|Hamer|1988|pp=349–354}} Later lifeLaurenson was a lifetime Labour movement sympathizer, but never formally joined the Labour Party though he agreed with the Labour Party's stand during the 1913 general strike, and was often known to have appeared at meetings with the leaders of the Federation of Labour (the 'Red Feds').{{sfn|Gustafson |1961|p=4}} Laurenson died on 19 November 1913 aged just 60. Laurenson's seat was won by a Labour candidate, James McCombs.[4] A son of George Laurenson, George Lyttelton Laurenson CBE (1893–1968), was Commissioner of Transport.[5] Notes1. ^{{citation |newspaper = Lyttelton Times |date = 13 June 1902 }} n.p. 2. ^{{citation |journal = New Zealand Parliamentary Debates |volume = 113 |page = 441}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Results of the Polls |url= http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AG19051207.2.12 |newspaper=Ashburton Guardian |volume=xxii |issue=6742 |page=2 |date=7 December 1905 |accessdate=24 August 2011}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Mr McCombs Returned |url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NA19131217.2.16.1 |publisher=Northern Advocate |page=4 |date=17 December 1913 |accessdate=13 August 2011 }} 5. ^NZ Roll of Honour, p. 620) References
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