Herbert Kyle
| Herbert Kyle OBE | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Riccarton | |
|
In office 1925 – 1943 | |
| Preceded by | George Witty |
| Succeeded by | Jack Watts |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
29 August 1873 Brunswick, Victoria, Australia |
| Died |
5 January 1955 (aged 61) Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Political party |
Reform National |
| Occupation |
Veterinary surgeon Farmer |
Herbert Seton Stewart "Bert" Kyle OBE (29 August 1873 – 5 January 1955) was a member of the Reform Party and since 1936 National Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.
Early life and profession
Kyle was born in Brunswick, Melbourne, Australia in 1873. He received his education from The Geelong College and the Melbourne Veterinary College. He was a vet in Ballarat until 1899, when he migrated to New Zealand.[1]
He was a New Zealand government vet in Christchurch from 1901 to 1918.[2] Afterwards, he had his private practice in Christchurch.[1]
Member of Parliament
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1925–1928 | 22nd | Riccarton | Reform | |
| 1928–1931 | 23rd | Riccarton | Reform | |
| 1931–1935 | 24th | Riccarton | Reform | |
| 1935–1936 | 25th | Riccarton | Reform | |
| 1936–1938 | Changed allegiance to: | National | ||
| 1938–1942 | 26th | Riccarton | National | |
| 1942–1943 | Changed allegiance to: | Independent | ||
The Christchurch electorate of Riccarton was contested by three candidates in the 1922 election. George Witty was successful, with Herbert Kyle coming second and John Alexander McCullough coming third.[3] Bert Kyle won the Riccarton electorate in the 1925 election, and held it to 1943 when he was defeated (he withdrew).[4]
Independent
Kyle resigned from the National Party in 1942.[5] He stated: "The National Party organization has built up a watertight compartment that makes one become a 'yes man' with expulsion as an alternative". Kyle thought it "better to retire from the party than to place on it the onus of expulsion, a point which the gentleman (Sid Holland) who moved the resolution was expounding when I left the caucus meeting".[6][7] Kyle remained an Independent until 1943, but did not contest the election in that year.
In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[8] He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for public and local government services, in the 1953 New Year Honours.[9]
Death
Kyle died on 5 January 1955,[1] and was buried in Bromley Cemetery.[10]
Notes
- 1 2 3 Gustafson 1986, p. 325.
- ↑ New Zealand Gazette No 50, April 27 1916;, Public Service List of April 28, p. 1316
- ↑ "South Island Seats". Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle. XVIII (909). 12 December 1922. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 211.
- ↑ Wood 1996, p. 117.
- ↑ Milne 1966, p. 141.
- ↑ "Mr. Kyle's position". Evening Post. 5 October 1942. p. 4. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ↑ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 39735. p. 44. 1 January 1953. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ↑ "Cemeteries database results detail". Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
References
- Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
- Milne, Robert Stephen (1966). Political Parties in New Zealand. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press.
- 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 A, ed. (1996). Ministers and Members in the New Zealand. Dunedin: Otago University Press.
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by George Witty |
Member of Parliament for Riccarton 1925–1943 |
Succeeded by Jack Watts |