| 词条 | William Thomas Jennings |
| 释义 |
| name = William Thomas Jennings | image = William Thomas Jennings.jpg | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = 1854 | birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand | death_date = 1923 | death_place = | other_names = | known_for = | occupation = Member of Parliament (Liberal Party) | nationality = New Zealand }} William Thomas Jennings (1854 – 6 February 1923) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand. Early lifeHe was born in Auckland, where he attended St. Paul's school and subsequently became an apprentice printer in the offices of the New Zealander. Subsequently, he worked for a number of newspapers: the Thames Guardian and the Dunedin Guardian as foreman, then the Dunedin Age and The Oamaru Mail as manager, followed by a move back to Auckland in 1882 to become foreman on the Evening Star.[1] Political career{{NZ parlbox header|nolist=true|align=left}}{{NZ parlbox|start = {{NZ election link year|1902}} |end = 1905 |term = 15th |electorate = {{NZ electorate link|Egmont}} |party = New Zealand Liberal Party }}{{NZ parlbox |start = {{NZ election link year|1905}} |end = 1908 |term = 16th |electorate = Egmont |party = New Zealand Liberal Party }}{{NZ parlbox |start = {{NZ election link year|1908}} |end = 1911 |term = 17th |electorate = {{NZ electorate link|Taumarunui}} |party = New Zealand Liberal Party }}{{NZ parlbox break}}{{NZ parlbox |start = {{NZ election link year|1914}} |end = 1915 |term = 19th |electorate = Taumarunui |party = New Zealand Liberal Party }}{{NZ parlbox |start = {{By-election link year|Taumarunui|1915}} |end = 1919 |term = 19th |electorate = Taumarunui |party = New Zealand Liberal Party }}{{NZ parlbox |start = {{NZ election link year|1919}} |end = 1922 |term = 20th |electorate = {{NZ electorate link|Waitomo}} |party = New Zealand Liberal Party }}{{NZ parlbox footer}} A social reformer, he worked hard to represent men and women of the labouring classes and to improve their conditions. He was called to a seat in the New Zealand Legislative Council on 15 October 1892 as a representative of labour, and was known for his common sense, ability and courtesy. He also worked with the secretary of the New Zealand Tailoresses' Union to improve working conditions for women in that industry.[1] He resigned from the Legislative Council on 23 October 1902, three years into his second term.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=156}} He stood for the Liberal Party and won the Egmont electorate in the 1902 general election, and held it to 1908. In 1908 he won the Taumarunui electorate but was defeated in 1911 general election. He won the electorate back in 1914, but on 14 May 1915 the election was declared void. He regained the electorate in the subsequent 1915 by-election and held it to 1919. In 1919 he won the Waitomo electorate but was defeated in 1922 general election.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=208}} His death in Wellington on 6 February 1923 was reported in The Argus (Melbourne).[2] Other positions heldHe also held the following positions at various times in his life:[1]
Notes1. ^1 2 {{cite book|url=http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc02Cycl-t1-body1-d1-d7-d3.html|title=The Cyclopedia of New Zealand (Auckland Provincial District)|author=Cyclopedia Company Limited|publisher=The Cyclopedia Company Limited|year=1902|location=Christchurch|accessdate=30 April 2010}} 2. ^{{Cite journal | title = Former Politician Dead | journal = The Argus | pages = 19 | publisher = Argus Office | location = Melbourne, Australia | date = 7 February 1923 | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1874153 | accessdate = 30 April 2010}} References
1914–1919}}{{s-aft | after=Charles Wilson}}{{s-bef | before=Charles Wilson}}{{s-non | reason = Constituency abolished}}{{s-new | constituency}}{{s-ttl | title=Member of Parliament for Waitomo | years=1919–1922}}{{s-aft | after = John Rolleston}}{{end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Jennings, William Thomas}} 9 : 1854 births|1923 deaths|Members of the New Zealand Legislative Council|New Zealand Liberal Party MPs|New Zealand Liberal Party MLCs|Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives|New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates|Unsuccessful candidates in the 1911 New Zealand general election|Unsuccessful candidates in the 1922 New Zealand general election |
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