Charles Hayward Izard
Charles Hayward Izard (1860 – 18 September 1925) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand, and a Wellington lawyer.
Biography
Early life
Izard was the eldest son of Charles Beard Izard, who was a prominent and popular Wellington lawyer and MP for Wellington Suburbs.[1] After having primary education in Wellington, Izard was sent to Harrow, England and read for the bar at Lincoln's Inn where he was admitted as a barrister in 1883.[2]
Professional career
Izard returned to New Zealand and practiced with the firm Bell Gully together with his father. He subsequently practised on his own, and later partners included Thomas S. Weston, J. F. B. Stevenson, and S. J. Castle.[3]
Political career
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1905–1908 | 16th | Wellington North | Liberal | |
Izard was for many years a member of Wellington City Council.[4] He unsuccessfully contested the Hutt electorate in the 1890 election.[5] Izard also stood for City of Wellington in a by-election in 1905, coming second to fellow Liberal Francis Fisher.[6]
He was elected to the Wellington North electorate in the 1905 election, but was defeated in 1908.[7] His younger brother, Dr Arnold Woolford Izard, stood for the Wellington North electorate in the 1911 election on behalf of the Liberal Party.[8]
He was appointed to the Legislative Council by the National wartime coalition government on 7 May 1918, and served there until he died in 1925.[9]
Family and death
He died at his residence in Upper Hutt on 18 September 1925. His funeral service was held at Old St. Paul's in Wellington, and he was buried at Karori Cemetery. He was survived by his wife Stella Izard. Their only son fell in WWI.[4]
Notes
- ↑ Foster 1885, p. 238.
- ↑ "The New Members. Biographical Sketches.". The Evening Post (Wellington). 7 December 1905. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ↑ Cooke 1969, p. 396.
- 1 2 "Obituary". The Evening Post CX (70). 19 September 1925. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ↑ "The General Election, 1890". National Library. 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ "The Wellington Election". North Otago Times. 7 April 1905. p. 2. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 207.
- ↑ Dominion; 7 December 1911 p6
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 155.
References
- Cooke, Robin (1969). Portrait of a Profession: The Centennial Book of the New Zealand Law Society. Wellington: Reed Publishing.
Foster, Joseph (1885). "Izard, Charles Hayward". Men-at-the-Bar (second ed.). London: Hazell, Watson, and Viney. p. 238.- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.