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'''Hon. Bernard Martin''' MLC (1882 – June 1956) was a New Zealand politician of the [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour Party]]
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|order = 17th [[Speaker of the New Zealand Legislative Council|Speaker of the Legislative Council]]
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|term_end = 1950
|predecessor = [[Mark Fagan]]
|successor = [[Thomas Otto Bishop]]

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'''Hon. Bernard Martin''' MLC (1882 – June 1956) was a New Zealand politician of the [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour Party]].


==Biography==
==Biography==

Revision as of 23:47, 14 January 2012

Bernard Martin
MLC
17th Speaker of the Legislative Council
In office
1948–1950
Preceded byMark Fagan
Succeeded byThomas Otto Bishop
Personal details
Born1882
DiedJune 1956
Political partyLabour Party

Hon. Bernard Martin MLC (1882 – June 1956) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

Biography

Martin was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council in 1936,[1] and was Speaker from 1948 to 1950.[2]

He was a pioneer of the Labour Party. Born in England, he migrated to New Zealand in 1900, and was a member of the first Executive of the Labour Party in 1916. From Auckland, he was on the Auckland City Council and the Auckland University Council.

Notes

  1. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 81.
  2. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 88.

References

  • Scholefield, Guy Hardy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1949. Wellington: Govt. Printer. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
Political offices
Preceded by Speaker of the New Zealand Legislative Council
1948–1950
Succeeded by

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