Charles "Charlie" Abraham Barrell (2 September 1880 – 14 January 1958) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

Charles Barrell
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Hamilton
In office
27 November 1935 – 25 September 1943
Preceded byAlexander Young
Succeeded byFrank Findlay
Personal details
Born
Charles Abraham Barrell

(1880-09-02)2 September 1880
Rangiora, New Zealand
Died14 January 1958(1958-01-14) (aged 77)
Auckland, New Zealand
Political partyLabour
SpouseAnnie Jane Malvina Quinlon
Children3

Biography

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Early life and career

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Barrell was born in Rangiora in 1880. He became a farmer but later found employment with the New Zealand Railways Department and eventually qualified as an engineer. In 1902 he married Annie Jane Malvina Quinlon. He then was the manager of branches of Booth Macdonald and Co., Ltd at New Plymouth, Auckland and Invercargill. He then became the Town Clerk and Harbourmaster at Kawhia in the Waikato. He then left Kawhia and moved to Hamilton.[1]

Political career

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New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1935–1938 25th Hamilton Labour
1938–1943 26th Hamilton Labour

He represented the Hamilton electorate from 1935, when he defeated Sir Alexander Young of the Reform Party.[2][3] In the 1938 election, he defeated Albert William Grant of the National Party.[3][4] In 1943, he was defeated by National's Frank Findlay.[5] He unsuccessfully contested the Hamilton seat again in a 1945 by-election.[6]

In 1940 he was appointed a member of the Auckland Harbour Board to fill a vacancy, but chose not to stand for re-election in 1941 stating that the war effort was taking a heavy demand on his time and he could not give warranted attention to the board's affairs.[7]

Barrell was a Social Crediter and later became the president of the Hamilton Social Credit Association.[8]

Later life and death

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In later life he was the patron of the Waikato Trotting Club.[1]

He died in Auckland on 14 January 1958, aged 77. He was survived by his wife, son and two daughters.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c "Obituary - Mr C. A. Barrell". The New Zealand Herald. 16 January 1958. p. 10.
  2. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 182.
  3. ^ a b "The General Election, 1938". National Library. 1939. p. 2. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  4. ^ Gustafson 1986, p. 366.
  5. ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 182, 196.
  6. ^ "Declaration of Result". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. 25219, no. 82. 4 June 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Not Contesting Poll". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LXXVIII, no. 23948. 24 April 1941. p. 10.
  8. ^ Calderwood, David (2010). Not a Fair Go: A History and Analysis of Social Credit's Struggle for Success in New Zealand's Electoral System (Thesis). University of Waikato. p. 25.

References

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New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Hamilton
1935–1943
Succeeded by