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He was born in the United States, but as a young man emigrated to [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria, Australia]]. When the [[Otago gold rush]] began in 1861 he established himself as a merchant in [[Dunedin]]. Later he joined with John Maclean to form Driver, Maclean & Co., auctioneers.<ref>''Otago Daily Times'', 24 Jan 1893, p.5</ref> |
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| ⚫ | He represented the [[Roslyn (New Zealand electorate)|Roslyn]] electorate from 1869 to 1871, when he resigned, and from 1878 to 1881. He then represented the [[Hokonui (New Zealand electorate)|Hokonui]] electorate from 1881 to 1884, when he retired.<ref name=Wilson>{{cite book |last= Wilson |first= James Oakley |title= New Zealand |
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| ⚫ | He represented the [[Roslyn (New Zealand electorate)|Roslyn]] electorate from {{By-election link year|Roslyn|1869}} to 1871, when he resigned, and from {{By-election link year|Roslyn|1878}} to 1881. He then represented the [[Hokonui (New Zealand electorate)|Hokonui]] electorate from {{NZ election link year|1881}} to 1884, when he retired.<ref name=Wilson>{{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 |page=194}}</ref> |
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| NAME = Driver, Henry |
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{{s-bef | before = [[George Hepburn (politician)|George Hepburn]]}} |
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{{s-ttl | title = [[Roslyn (New Zealand electorate)|Member of Parliament for Roslyn]] | rows=2 | years = 1869–1871<br />1878–1881}} |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = New Zealand politician |
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{{s-aft | after = [[Edward McGlashan]] }} |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1831 |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 1893 |
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[[Category:Unsuccessful candidates in the 1884 New Zealand general election]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:55, 31 July 2024
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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| 1869–1870 | 4th | Roslyn | Independent | ||
| 1871 | 5th | Roslyn | Independent | ||
| 1878–1879 | 6th | Roslyn | Independent | ||
| 1879–1881 | 7th | Roslyn | Independent | ||
| 1881–1884 | 8th | Hokonui | Independent | ||
Henry Driver (1831–23 Jan 1893) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Otago, New Zealand.
He was born in the United States, but as a young man emigrated to Victoria, Australia. When the Otago gold rush began in 1861 he established himself as a merchant in Dunedin. Later he joined with John Maclean to form Driver, Maclean & Co., auctioneers.[1]
He represented the Roslyn electorate from 1869 to 1871, when he resigned, and from 1878 to 1881. He then represented the Hokonui electorate from 1881 to 1884, when he retired.[2]
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