Frederick Lye
| Frederick Lye | |
|---|---|
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Waikato | |
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In office 7 December 1922 – 4 November 1925 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Young |
| Succeeded by | Stewart Reid |
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In office 14 November 1928 – 27 November 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Stewart Reid |
| Succeeded by | Robert Coulter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1881 |
| Died | 3 October 1949 |
| Political party |
Liberal (1922-28) United Party (1928-36) |
Frederick Arthur Lye (1881 – 3 October 1949) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party then of the United Party. The United Party was a continuation of the historical Liberal Party, albeit more conservative.
Biography
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1922–1925 | 21st | Waikato | Liberal | |
| 1928–1931 | 23rd | Waikato | United | |
| 1931–1935 | 24th | Waikato | United | |
He represented the Waikato electorate from 1922 to 1925, when he was defeated by Stewart Reid of the Reform Party. He won the seat back in 1928, but was defeated by Robert Coulter of the Labour Party in the 1935 landslide to Labour.[1]
In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[2]
References
- ↑ Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 121.
- ↑ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
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| Preceded by Alexander Young |
Member of Parliament for Waikato 1922–1925 1928–1935 |
Succeeded by Stewart Reid |
| Preceded by Stewart Reid |
Succeeded by Robert Coulter | |
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