Job Vile

Parliament of New Zealand
Years Term Electorate Party
19021905 15th Manawatu Independent

Job Vile (1845 – 6 December 1905) was an independent conservative Member of Parliament in New Zealand.

He represented the Manawatu electorate from 1902 to 1905, when he was defeated.[1] He died at Marton on the election day (6 December 1905) from heart failure, just before the results were released. His funeral was at Palmerston North.[2] Sonja Davies was his great-granddaughter.[3][4]

References

  1. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 242. OCLC 154283103.
  2. "Bad Death of Mr Vile". Feilding Star. XXVII (112). 7 December 1905. p. 3. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  3. Else, Anne. "Sonja Davies". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  4. "Vile: John D. Vile and Ann Foster". Retrieved 29 May 2015.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by
John Stevens
Member of Parliament for Manawatu
1902–1905
Succeeded by
John Stevens


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