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Edward Graham McMinn

Edward Graham McMinn

New Zealand politician

Edward Graham McMinn (1843 - 30 May 1883) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in the Waikato Region of New Zealand.

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Edward Graham McMinn was born in the town of Antrim in Northern Ireland to Francis Joseph McMinn and Mary McMinn.[1]

He represented the Waipa electorate from 1878 to 1879, when he was defeated.[2]

In the 1879 election, Whitaker won the seat and McMinn came third (Waipa voted on 10 September 1879).[3] The "Greyite" (Liberal) vote was split.[4]

He was found dead in his bed at Harapipi southwest of Hamilton, aged 40 years. He had been a staff-sergeant in Von Tempsky's Forest Rangers.[5][6][7]

References

  1. [1]
    "Edward Graham McMinn". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  2. [2]
    Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 217. OCLC 154283103.
  3. [3]
    "Waipa Election". Auckland Star. 12 September 1879.
  4. [4]
    "The Waikato Times". 11 September 1879.
  5. [5]
    "Sudden Death of Mr McMinn". The New Zealand Herald. 31 March 1883.
  6. [6]
    "The Late Mr McMinn". The New Zealand Herald. 3 April 1883.
  7. [7]
    "The Waikato Times". 3 April 1883.
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