Preceded by Mark Fagan Died June 1956 Name Bernard Martin | Succeeded by Thomas Otto Bishop Political party Labour Party | |
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Bernard Martin MLC (1882 – June 1956) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party and one of the party's pioneers.
Biography
Martin was born in England. He migrated to New Zealand in 1900, and was a member of the first Executive of the Labour Party in 1916. From Auckland, he was on the Auckland City Council and the Auckland University Council.
Martin was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council in 1936 and served for two terms until 8 March 1950. He was Chairman of Committees from 1939 to 1948, when he was promoted to Speaker from 1948 to the end of his tenure.
References
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