Name Arthur Richards Died August 5, 1947 | Role Politician | |
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Arthur Shapton Richards (1877 – 5 August 1947) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.
Biography
He was born in Reading, Berkshire, England and came to New Zealand in 1894, first at Gisborne and Poverty Bay, then from 1922 Auckland.
He stood unsuccessfully in the Hamilton electorate in 1922, Marsden in 1925, and Roskill in 1928. He contested Roskill again at the subsequent general election in 1931 and this time, he was successful. He held Roskill until 1946, when he successfully stood in the Mount Albert electorate in the 1946 general election. He died in office on 5 August 1947. His death caused the 1947 by-election, which was won by Warren Freer.
He was the senior Government whip from 1942 until his death, and was succeeded in that position by his deputy, Robert Macfarlane.
He was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal in 1935.