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John Rae (politician)

Rae in 1964

John Rae OBE (24 August 1904 – 2 December 1979) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.

Biography

He was born in Auckland on either 4[1] or 24[2][3] August 1904, a son of Annie and Charles Edward Rae. He attended the University of Auckland and became an accountant.[2]

He represented the Roskill electorate from 1949 to 1957, when he was defeated by Arthur Faulkner; and then the Eden electorate from 1960 to 1972, when he retired.[4]

He was a Minister of Housing under Keith Holyoake in 1957 and from 1960 to 1972.[5]

In the 1977 New Year Honours, Rae was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for public services.[6]

Rae died on 2 December 1979, and he was cremated at Purewa Crematorium, Auckland.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ "Births, Marriages and Deaths". Auckland Star. Vol. XXXV, no. 208. 31 August 1904. p. 6. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b Gustafson 1986, p. 338.
  3. ^ Registrar-General historic births online
  4. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 228.
  5. ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 88–89.
  6. ^ "No. 47104". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 December 1976. p. 42.
  7. ^ "Burial & cremation details". Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium. Retrieved 26 March 2016.

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