Thomas Shailer Weston, Jr.

Thomas Shailer Weston (1868 – 20 January 1931) was a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council from 17 June 1926 to 20 January 1931, when he committed suicide aged 62 years.[1][2][3] He was appointed by the Reform Government.

Weston was born in Auckland in 1868.[4] His parents were Maria Cracroft Weston (née Hill) and Thomas S. Weston, and judge and later a member of the House of Representatives for electorates on the West Coast of the South Island.[5] Like his younger brother Claude,[5] he was educated at Christ's College and graduated from the Canterbury University College.[4] He graduated with B.A. (1888), M.A. first class honours in political science (1889), and LL.B. (1892).[4]

He was for some time governor of the New Plymouth Boys' High School.[4] He later lived in Wellington.

References

  1. ↑ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 166. OCLC 154283103.
  2. ↑ "Hon T. S. Weston, M.L.C.". The Evening Post. CXI (17). 21 January 1931. p. 10. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "The Inquest". The Evening Post. CXI (17). 21 January 1931. p. 10. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Scholefield, Guy, ed. (1940). A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : M–Addenda (PDF). II. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. p. 484. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  5. 1 2 Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. p. 389. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.


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