James Benn Bradshaw

James Benn Bradshaigh Bradshaw (22 September 1832 – 1 September 1886) was a 19th-century member of parliament in the Otago region of New Zealand.

Private life

He was born in Barton Blount, South Derbyshire, England, the son of a clergyman. He was a gold prospector and miner in Australia before becoming a bank assayer. In Otago he was also an assayer, before becoming the editor of the Lake Wakatip Mail newspaper in 1863. During his political career he worked for reform of the laws relating to gold mining and for labour law reform and small landholders.[1]

He played cricket for Otago and competed in the 1864 game against the English team led by George Parr touring in New Zealand in 1863/64.[1][2]

Political career

Parliament of New Zealand
Years Term Electorate Party
18661870 4th Gold Field Towns Independent
18711875 5th Waikaia Independent
18841886 9th Dunedin Central Independent

He first stood for the Otago Provincial Council in 1864, but was unsuccessful.[1] He was elected to the provincial government in the Mount Benger electorate on 23 March 1871 and served until the dissolution of the Council's sixth session on 22 May 1873.[3] He was a member of the Otago Executive Council from 2 June 1871 to 19 November 1872.[4]

He represented the Gold Field Towns electorate from 1866 to 1870; then from 1871 the Waikaia electorate, until he retired in 1875. He then represented the Dunedin Central electorate from 1884 until he died in 1886.[5]

Death

Bradshaw died of a stroke in Dunedin on 1 September 1886.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hearn, T. J. (1 September 2010). "Bradshaw, James Benn Bradshaigh". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  2. "Otago v G Parr's XI". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  3. Scholefield 1950, pp. 216, 219.
  4. Scholefield 1950, p. 217.
  5. Scholefield 1950, p. 96.
Sources
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by
Thomas Bracken
Member of Parliament for Dunedin Central
1884–1886
Succeeded by
Thomas Bracken


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