William Sheat
| William Sheat | |
|---|---|
 William Sheat in 1950 | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Patea | |
|
In office 1943 – 1954 | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Egmont | |
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In office 1957 – 1966 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 May 1899 |
| Died | 24 May 1982 (aged 83) |
| Political party |
National (from 1940) Labour (until 1935) Independent (1935-1940) |
| Spouse(s) | Ella Marjorie Newtown |
William Alfred Sheat (23 May 1899 – 24 May 1982) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for two Taranaki electorates.
Early life
Sheat was born at Pihama, Taranaki, in 1899.[1] He attended Victoria University College and graduated B.A. in 1920 and LL.B. in 1923.[1] He married Ella Marjorie Newtown, who was also a Victoria University College graduate (M.A. in 1925), on 22 January 1929.[2][3] The wedding was held at St John's Presbyterian Church in Wellington.[4]
Political activity
Early political career
Sheat served on the Egmont County Council for twelve years.[1] He stood as the Labour Party candidate for Taranaki in 1925,[5] and for New Plymouth in 1931.[6] At the 1935 election, Sheat contested the New Plymouth electorate as an Independent. He joined the National Party in 1940.[1]
Member of Parliament
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1943–1946 | 27th | Patea | National | |
| 1946–1949 | 28th | Patea | National | |
| 1949–1951 | 29th | Patea | National | |
| 1951–1954 | 30th | Patea | National | |
| 1954 | 30th | Patea | Independent | |
| 1957–1960 | 32nd | Egmont | National | |
| 1960–1963 | 33rd | Egmont | National | |
| 1963–1966 | 34th | Egmont | National | |
Bill Sheat represented the Patea electorate between 1943 and 1954[7] and then the Egmont electorate from 1957 to 1966.
In 1954, Sheat failed to gain reselection after boundary changes as a National Party candidate.[1] On 14 May of that year, he promptly resigned his seat and won it back in the 31 July 1954 by-election as an Independent, but subsequently did not stand in the 1954 general election.[1] In 1957 Sheat returned to Parliament as MP for Egmont and he retired in 1966.
Sheat was Undersecretary to the Minister of Works between 1949 and 1954.[8]
Death
Sheat died on 24 May 1982, aged 83 years. He was cremated in the Wellington suburb of Karori four days later.[9]
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gustafson 1986, p. 342.
- ↑ "Papers of Bill Sheat". Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ↑ "Marriages". The Evening Post. CVII (68). 23 March 1929. p. 1. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ↑ "Weddings". The Evening Post. CVII (69). 25 March 1929. p. 15. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ↑ The General Election, 1925. Government Printer. 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ↑ The General Election, 1931. Government Printer. 1932. p. 4. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 270.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 86.
- ↑ "Cemeteries search". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
References
- Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Harold Dickie |
Member of Parliament for Patea 1943–54 |
Succeeded by Roy Jack |
| Preceded by Ernest Corbett |
Member of Parliament for Egmont 1957–66 |
Succeeded by Venn Young |