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词条 John Mathison
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  1. Biography

     Early life and career  Political career  Later life and death 

  2. Notes

  3. References

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John "Jock" Mathison OBE (29 September 1901 – 12 October 1982) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

Biography

Early life and career

He was born in Peebles, Scotland, and emigrated to New Zealand in 1925. Originally a woollen worker (spinner), he joined the Christchurch Tramways in 1926, and later New Zealand Newspapers (publishers of the Christchurch Star-Sun). He was the president of the Tramways Union 1928–1932, and later Chairman of the Tramways Board.

Political career

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Mathison was a member of the Christchurch City Council from 1933 to 1958 when he resigned.

He unsuccessfully stood for the Hurunui electorate in 1946. He represented the Christchurch electorate of Avon from a by-election in {{By-election link year|Avon|1947}} to 1972, when he retired.{{sfn|Wilson|1985}}

He was a cabinet minister from 1957 to 1960 in the Second Labour Government.{{sfn|Wilson|1985}} John Mathison served as both Minister of Transport and Minister of Island Territories.[1]

Later life and death

Mathison was appointed an OBE in 1973, for services to politics.[2]

He died on 12 October 1982

Notes

1. ^New Zealand Parliamentary Debates, Vols 318-326 (1958-1960).
2. ^{{London Gazette |issue=45861 |date=29 December 1972 |page=34 |supp=y}}

References

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  • Who’s Who in New Zealand (1961, 7th edition)
  • {{cite book |ref= harv |last=Gustafson |first=Barry |authorlink=Barry Gustafson |title=From the Cradle to the Grave: a biography of Michael Joseph Savage |year=1986 |publisher=Reed Methuen |location=Auckland |isbn=0-474-00138-5}}
  • {{cite book |ref= harv |last= Wilson |first= James Oakley |title= New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 |edition= 4th |origyear=First published in 1913 |year= 1985 |publisher= V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer |location= Wellington |oclc= 154283103}}
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