William Reeves (journalist)
William Reeves (* 1825 ; † 1891 ) was a New Zealand journalist and politician.
He represented the constituency of Avon in parliament from 1867 to 1868 and then resigned. In the next election in 1871 he stood in the Selwyn constituency against Edward Cephas John Stevens and won a majority with one vote. He suffered a defeat in the 1875 election. He was Resident Minister for the South Island in the Cabinet of Premier William Fox from 1869 to 1872 .
Reeves was a journalist and a stockholder in newspaper publishers in Christchurch and Lyttelton . He was the main owner of the Lyttelton Times , although he had come to the country almost penniless, having suffered great losses on the stock market before emigrating to New Zealand.
Reeves was married to Ellen Pember, the daughter of a wealthy stockbroker. He is the father of the politician William Pember Reeves , who was born on February 10, 1857, three weeks after their arrival in New Zealand.
Individual evidence
- ^ The General Elections . In: The Star . Issue 838. Christchurch February 2, 1871, p. 2 (English, online [accessed December 17, 2015]).
- ^ The General Elections . In: The Star . Issue 839. Christchurch February 3, 1871, p. 4 (English, online [accessed December 17, 2015]).
- ^ JO Wilson: New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1984 . Government Printer, Wellington 1985
- ↑ a b Keith Sinclair: Reeves, the Hon. William Pember . In: Alexander Hare McLintock (Ed.): An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand . Wellington 1966 ( online [accessed December 17, 2015] biography of his son William Pember Reeves).
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| SURNAME | Reeves, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand journalist and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1825 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1891 |