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Edward Masters

Edward Masters

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For other people named Edward Masters, see Edward Masters (disambiguation).

Edward Masters (1838 – 27 November 1881) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Westland, New Zealand.

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Edward Masters c. 1868–1870

Masters was born in Melbourne in 1838. He was Mayor of Greymouth for several terms.[1]

He represented the Grey Valley electorate from 1879 to 1881, when he resigned.[2] He sent his resignation from Melbourne in May 1881, stating that his medical advisers feared for his life if he travelled to New Zealand in his poor state of health.[3] Masters died later in the year in Richmond, Melbourne, on 27 November.[4] He was 43 years old and is buried at Kew Cemetery.[5][6]

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  1. [1]
    "The Late Mr Masters". Nelson Evening Mail. Vol. XVI, no. 310. 30 December 1881. p. 4. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  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. 219. OCLC 154283103.
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    "Resignation of Mr Masters, M.H.R." The Evening Post. Vol. XXI, no. 107. 9 May 1881. p. 2. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Death". Grey River Argus. Vol. XXIV, no. 4134. 9 May 1881. p. 2. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
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    "Deaths". The Argus. No. 11, 060. 29 November 1881. p. 1. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  6. [6]
    "Funeral Notices". The Argus. No. 11, 060. 29 November 1881. p. 8. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
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