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{{Short description|New Zealand politician}}
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|successor = [[Thomas Otto Bishop]]
|successor = [[Thomas Otto Bishop]]
|birth_date = 1882<!-- {{birth date|1882|4|23|df=y}} -->
|birth_date = 1882<!-- {{birth date|1882|4|23|df=y}} -->
|birth_place = [[England]]
|birth_place = England
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|death_date = {{death date and age|1956|6|19|1882|4|23|df=y}}
|death_place = [[Auckland]], New Zealand
|death_place = [[Auckland]], New Zealand
|spouse = Mary
|spouse = {{marriage|Minnie Ellen Fitzgerald|1909}}
|children = 3
|children = 3
|relations =
|relations = [[Mary Martin (netball)|Mary Martin]] (daughter)
|party = [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]]
|party = [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]]
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===Political career===
===Political career===
A frequent candidate in local elections, he was on both the [[Auckland City Council]] (1931–33, 1935–38) and the Auckland University Council (1936–56).{{sfn|Gustafson|1986|pp=289}} Between 1935 and 1938 (when Labour held a majority on the Council) Martin served as Deputy-Mayor.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19350517.2.119 |work=[[Auckland Star]] |page=9 |title="Key" Positions |volume=LXVI |issue=115 |date=17 May 1935 |accessdate=30 January 2018 }}</ref>
A frequent candidate in local elections, he was on both the [[Auckland City Council]] (1931–33, 1935–38) and the Auckland University Council (1936–56).{{sfn|Gustafson|1986|pp=289}} Between 1935 and 1938 (when Labour held a majority on the Council) Martin served as Deputy-Mayor.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19350517.2.119 |work=[[Auckland Star]] |page=9 |title="Key" Positions |volume=LXVI |issue=115 |date=17 May 1935 |access-date=30 January 2018 }}</ref>


Martin was appointed to the [[New Zealand Legislative Council]] in 1936 and served for two terms until 8 March 1950.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=158}} He was [[Chairman of Committees (New Zealand Legislative Council)|Chairman of Committees]] from 1939 to 1948,{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=169}} when he was promoted to [[Speaker of the New Zealand Legislative Council|Speaker]] from 1948 to the end of his tenure.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=168}} Martin was regarded right throughout his career as an excellent chairman.{{sfn|Gustafson|1986|pp=289}}
Martin was appointed to the [[New Zealand Legislative Council]] in 1936 and served for two terms until 8 March 1950.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=158}} He was [[Chairman of Committees (New Zealand Legislative Council)|Chairman of Committees]] from 1939 to 1948,{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=169}} when he was promoted to [[Speaker of the New Zealand Legislative Council|Speaker]] from 1948 to the end of his tenure.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=168}} Martin was regarded right throughout his career as an excellent chairman.{{sfn|Gustafson|1986|pp=289}}
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==References==
==References==
*{{Cite book |last= Wilson |first= James Oakley |title= New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 |edition= 4th |origyear= First ed. published 1913 |year= 1985 |publisher=V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer |location= Wellington |oclc=154283103}}
*{{Cite book |last= Wilson |first= James Oakley |title= New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 |edition= 4th |orig-date= First ed. published 1913 |year= 1985 |publisher=V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer |location= Wellington |oclc=154283103}}
*{{cite book |ref= harv |last=Gustafson |first=Barry |author-link=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 |last=Gustafson |first=Barry |author-link=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 |first=Barry |last=Gustafson |author-link=Barry Gustafson |title=Labour's path to political independence: The Origins and Establishment of the New Zealand Labour Party, 1900–19 |place=[[Auckland]], New Zealand |publisher=[[Auckland University Press]] |year=1980 |isbn=0-19-647986-X}}
*{{cite book |first=Barry |last=Gustafson |author-link=Barry Gustafson |title=Labour's path to political independence: The Origins and Establishment of the New Zealand Labour Party, 1900–19 |place=[[Auckland]], New Zealand |publisher=[[Auckland University Press]] |year=1980 |isbn=0-19-647986-X}}


Latest revision as of 13:17, 3 September 2021

The Honourable
Bernard Martin
17th Speaker of the Legislative Council
In office
29 June 1948 – 8 March 1950
Preceded byMark Fagan
Succeeded byThomas Otto Bishop
Personal details
Born1882
England
Died19 June 1956(1956-06-19) (aged 74)
Auckland, New Zealand
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Minnie Ellen Fitzgerald
​
​
(m. 1909)​
RelationsMary Martin (daughter)
Children3

Bernard Martin (1882 – 19 June 1956) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party and one of the party's pioneers.

Biography

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Early life and career

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Martin was born in England in 1882.[1] He migrated to New Zealand in 1900 and became involved in the local union movement. He first worked in Taranaki in butter factories before moving to Auckland in 1908.[2] He was a founding member of the Workers' Educational Association (WEA).[3]

In 1913 he became secretary of the Auckland Brewery Workers' Union until 1917 when he became secretary of the Coach Workers' Union. He was then elected a member of the first Executive of the Labour Party in 1916 and was president of the party's Eden branch.[3] He was also the President of the Auckland Fabian Club and secretary of the Auckland Labour Representation Committee (1928–29, 1930–34).[2]

Political career

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A frequent candidate in local elections, he was on both the Auckland City Council (1931–33, 1935–38) and the Auckland University Council (1936–56).[2] Between 1935 and 1938 (when Labour held a majority on the Council) Martin served as Deputy-Mayor.[4]

Martin was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council in 1936 and served for two terms until 8 March 1950.[5] He was Chairman of Committees from 1939 to 1948,[6] when he was promoted to Speaker from 1948 to the end of his tenure.[7] Martin was regarded right throughout his career as an excellent chairman.[2]

Death

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Martin died on 19 June 1956 in Auckland.[1] He was survived by his wife, son, daughter and five grandchildren.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Gustafson 1980, pp. 161.
  2. ^ a b c d Gustafson 1986, pp. 289.
  3. ^ a b c "Pioneer of Labour Party – Mr. B. Martin Dies". The New Zealand Herald. 21 June 1956. p. 12.
  4. ^ ""Key" Positions". Auckland Star. Vol. LXVI, no. 115. 17 May 1935. p. 9. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  5. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 158.
  6. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 169.
  7. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 168.

References

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Political offices
Preceded by Deputy Mayor of Auckland
1935–1938 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairman of Committees of the Legislative Council
1939–1948 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Speaker of the New Zealand Legislative Council
1948–1950 		Succeeded by
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