James Thomas Hogan

James Thomas Hogan in 1928.

James Thomas Hogan (1 December 1874 – 1 January 1953) was an Independent Member of Parliament for two electorates in the North Island of New Zealand.

Born in Wanganui, Hogan was a machinist in the railway workshops, and a trade union secretary.^[1]

Member of Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1905–1908	16th	Wanganui		Liberal-Labour
1908–1911	17th	Wanganui		Liberal-Labour
1928–1931	23rd	Rangitikei		Independent

Hogan represented the Wanganui electorate in the House of Representatives for six years from 1905 to 1911 as an Independent Liberal-Labour member.^[2] Later, he returned to Parliament as an MP for Rangitikei between 1928 and 1931.^[3]

In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.^[4]

References

1. Hamer 1988, p. 363.
2. Hamer 1988, p. 250.
3. Wood, G. Antony (ed.) (1996), Ministers and Members in the New Zealand Parliament, Dunedin, [N.Z.]: University of Otago Press, ISBN 1-877133-00-0 p.93; and Bassett, Michael (1982), Three Party Politics in New Zealand, 1911-1931, n.p.: Historical Publications, p. 67, ISBN 0-86870-006-1
4. "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post CXIX (105). 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 12 April 2014.

Further reading

• Hamer, David A. (1988). The New Zealand Liberals: The Years of Power, 1891–1912. Christchurch: Auckland University Press. ISBN 1-86940-014-3.
• Bassett, Michael (1982), Three Party Politics in New Zealand, 1911-1931, n.p.: Historical Publications, ISBN 0-86870-006-1
• Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
• Wood, G. Anthony, ed. (1996). Ministers and Members: In the New Zealand Parliament. Dunedin: Otago University Press.