Alfred Cadman

The Honourable Sir Alfred Cadman KCMG
11th Speaker of the Legislative Council
In office 7 July 1904 – 23 March 1905
Preceded by	John Rigg
Succeeded by	Richard Reeves
1st Minister of Railways
In office 24 November 1895 – 28 April 1899
Prime Minister	Richard Seddon
Succeeded by	Joseph Ward
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Coromandel
In office 1881 – 1890
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Thames
In office 1890 – 1893
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for City of Auckland
In office 1893 – 1893
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Waikato
In office 1893 – 1896
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Ohinemuri
In office 1896 – 1899
Personal details
Born	Alfred Jerome Cadman 17 June 1847 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	23 March 1905 (aged 57) Auckland, New Zealand
Political party	Liberal Party

Sir Alfred Jerome Cadman KCMG (17 June 1847 – 23 March 1905) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party. He was the Minister of Railways from 1895 to 1899 in the Liberal Government.

Early life

Cadman was born in Sydney, Australia, in 1847. His family emigrated to Auckland in 1848.^[1]

Political career

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1881–1884	8th	Coromandel		Independent
1884–1887	9th	Coromandel		Independent
1887–1890	10th	Coromandel		Independent
1890–1893	11th	Thames		Liberal
1893	11th	City of Auckland		Liberal
1893–1896	12th	Waikato		Liberal
1896–1899	13th	Ohinemuri		Liberal

He was the Member of Parliament for several electorates: Coromandel 1881–1890, Thames 1890–1893 (resigned), City of Auckland 1893, Waikato 1893–1896 and Ohinemuri 1896–1899, when he retired from the Lower House.^[2]

In 1899 he was then appointed to the Legislative Council, of which he was a member from 21 December 1899 until he died, and was Speaker from 7 July 1904 until he died.

He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in June 1901, on the occasion of the visit of TRH the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later King George V and Queen Mary) to New Zealand.^[3] In 1903 he was knighted and promoted to a Knight Commander within the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG).

Death

Cadman died in Auckland on 23 March 1905.^[1]

Further reading

• Whiting, Patricia (c. 1999). 150 years in New Zealand: the Gatland, Buckton and Cadman families. Lower Hutt, [N.Z.]: P.M. Whiting. ISBN 0-473-06598-3.
• Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.

External links

• Cyclopaedia of New Zealand photograph

References

1. Butterworth, Graham (22 June 2007). "Cadman, Alfred Jerome 1847–1905". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
2. Scholefield, Guy (1925) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record (2nd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 83.
3. The London Gazette: no. 27325. p. 4182. 21 June 1901.