James Frederick Arnold

James Frederick Arnold c. 1905.

James Frederick Arnold (1859–1929) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament of the Liberal Party for various Dunedin electorates.

Private life

Born in Guernsey, Arnold came to New Zealand in 1864. He was a bootmaker and trade union leader.[1] Arnold was known as "the bootmakers lawyer" at the Industrial Conciliation & Arbitration (ICA) Court.[2]

Member of Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand
Years Term Electorate Party
18991902 14th City of Dunedin Liberal-Labour
19021905 15th City of Dunedin Liberal-Labour
19051908 16th Dunedin South Liberal-Labour
19081911 17th Dunedin Central Liberal-Labour

James Arnold represented City of Dunedin (1899–1905), Dunedin South (1905–1908) and Dunedin Central (1908–1911) in the New Zealand House of Representatives.[3]

At the 1905 election, Arnold stressed his Independent credentials and said that the "present administration [i.e. Premier Richard Seddon's Liberal Government] were not all they should be", favoured the elective executive bill, and held himself at liberty to compel the Ministry to reconstruct.[4]

Notes

  1. Hamer 1988, p. 361.
  2. Hamer 1988, p. 186.
  3. Wilson 1985, p. 180.
  4. Whitcher 1966, p. 242.

References

New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by
John A. Millar
Member of Parliament for Dunedin Central
1908–1911
Succeeded by
Charles Statham


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