Alexander Young (New Zealand politician)

For other people with similar names, see Alexander Young (disambiguation) or James Young (disambiguation).
The Honourable
Sir Alexander Young
KCVO
16th Mayor of Hamilton
In office
May 1909 – May 1912
Preceded by James Bond
Succeeded by Arthur Manning
9th Minister of Health
In office
18 January 1926 – 10 December 1928
Prime Minister Gordon Coates
Preceded by Maui Pomare
Succeeded by Arthur Stallworthy
In office
22 September 1931 – 6 December 1935
Prime Minister George Forbes
Preceded by Arthur Stallworthy
Succeeded by Peter Fraser
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Waikato
In office
1911 – 1922
Preceded by Henry Greenslade
Succeeded by Frederick Lye
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Hamilton
In office
1922 – 1935
Succeeded by Charles Barrell
Personal details
Born (1875-03-23)23 March 1875
Auckland, New Zealand
Died 17 April 1956(1956-04-17) (aged 81)

Sir James Alexander Young KCVO (23 March 1875 – 17 April 1956), known as Alexander Young,[1] was a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party.

Biography

Parliament of New Zealand
Years Term Electorate Party
1911–1914 18th Waikato Reform
1914–1919 19th Waikato Reform
1919–1922 20th Waikato Reform
1922–1925 21st Hamilton Reform
1925–1928 22nd Hamilton Reform
1928–1931 23rd Hamilton Reform
1931–1935 24th Hamilton Reform
Forbes Coalition Ministry in 1931, including Young (front right)

Young was born in Auckland in 1875 to Irish immigrant parents from County Sligo. He was by profession a dentist. He was elected to the Hamilton Borough Council at the young age of 22.[2] He was Mayor of Hamilton from 1909 to 1912.

He then represented the Waikato electorate from 1911 to 1922, and then the Hamilton electorate from 1922 to 1935, when he was defeated.[3]

He was Minister of Health (18 January 1926 – 10 December 1928) and Minister of Industries and Commerce (28 November 1928 – 10 December 1928) in the Coates Ministry of the Reform Government of New Zealand.[4] He was Minister of Health (22 September 1931 – 6 December 1935), Minister of Immigration (22 September 1931 – 6 December 1935) and Minister of Internal Affairs (28 January 1933 – 6 December 1935) in the United Government.[5]

He was Chairman of Committees from 24 July 1923 to 14 October 1925.[6]

In 1935, Young was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order[7] and was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[8][9]

He died in 1956 and was buried at the Hamilton East Cemetery.[10]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Candidates for tomorrow's election". Evening Post. CXXVI (91). 14 October 1938. p. 18. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Election Echoes". New Zealand Truth (339). 23 December 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  3. ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 149.
  4. ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 47.
  5. ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 48.
  6. ↑ Scholefield 1950, p. 151.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 34147. p. 2230. 2 April 1935. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Official jubilee medals". The Evening Post. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  9. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 247.
  10. ↑ "Cemetery search". Hamilton City Council. Retrieved 25 April 2014.

References

Political offices
Preceded by
James Bond		 Mayor of Hamilton
1909–1912 		Succeeded by
Arthur Manning
Preceded by
Alexander Malcolm		 Chairman of Committees of the House of Representatives
1923–1925 		Succeeded by
Frank Hockly
Preceded by
Māui Pōmare		 Minister of Health
1926–1928
1931–1935 		Succeeded by
Arthur Stallworthy
Preceded by
Arthur Stallworthy		 Succeeded by
Peter Fraser
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by
Henry Greenslade		 Member of Parliament for Waikato
1911–1922 		Succeeded by
Frederick Lye
New constituency Member of Parliament for Hamilton
1922–1935 		Succeeded by
Charles Barrell
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