Thomas Young Duncan

Thomas Young Duncan (* 1836 in Plumbridge , County Tyrone , Ireland ; † 18th August 1914 in New Zealand ) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party .

biography

Duncan was born in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland in 1836 . He attended Castledamph National School. In 1858 he emigrated to Victoria , where he worked in gold fields. In 1862 he followed the gold rush to Central Otago in New Zealand. After little success he became a farmer in Pukeuri , north of Oamaru , and lived there until his death.

In the House of Representatives he represented the constituency of Waitaki as a non-party from 1881 to 1890 and then the constituency of Oamaru as a liberal from 1890 to 1911 , when he was defeated by Ernest Lee . From July 2, 1900 to August 6, 1906, he was Minister of Agriculture under Prime Minister Richard Seddon . On June 13, 1912, he was appointed to the Legislative Council , where he sat until his death in 1914.

Individual evidence

↑ Guy Scholefield : A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: A-L . Ed .: Department of Internal Affairs . tape I . Wellington 1940, p. 222 (English, net.nz [PDF; accessed April 20, 2015]).
↑ Guy Scholefield : New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840-1949 . Ed .: Govt. Printer. 3rd edition. Wellington 1950, p. 104 (English, first edition: 1913).
↑ Guy Scholefield : New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840-1949 . Ed .: Govt. Printer. 3rd edition. Wellington 1950, p. 76 (English, first edition: 1913).

personal data
SURNAME	Duncan, Thomas Young
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	New Zealand Liberal Party politician
DATE OF BIRTH	1836
PLACE OF BIRTH	Plumbridge , County Tyrone , Ireland
DATE OF DEATH	August 18, 1914
Place of death	New Zealand

[1] Guy Scholefield : A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: A-L . Ed .: Department of Internal Affairs . tape I . Wellington 1940, p. 222 (English, net.nz [PDF; accessed April 20, 2015]).

[2] Guy Scholefield : New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840-1949 . Ed .: Govt. Printer. 3rd edition. Wellington 1950, p. 104 (English, first edition: 1913).

[3] Guy Scholefield : New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840-1949 . Ed .: Govt. Printer. 3rd edition. Wellington 1950, p. 76 (English, first edition: 1913).