Cuthbert Cowan (1835 – 4 April 1927) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Southland, New Zealand.
Biography edit
Political career edit
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 4th | Wallace | Independent | ||
| 1884–1887 | 9th | Hokonui | Independent | ||
| 1887–1890 | 10th | Hokonui | Independent | ||
Cowan represented the Wallace electorate in 1869, but he resigned after only three months, and then the Hokonui electorate from 1884 to 1890, when he retired.[1] He unsuccessfully contested the Awarua electorate in both the 1896 general election and the 1897 by-election against Joseph Ward.[2][3]
Death edit
He died on 4 April 1927 in Invercargill aged 92.[4] [5] [6]
References edit
- ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 191. OCLC 154283103.
- ^ "The Awarua Election". Vol. LX, no. 2467. The Timaru Herald. 7 August 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ "The General Election". The Press. Vol. LIII, no. 9565. 4 November 1896. p. 6. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Personal Matters". The Evening Post. Vol. CXIII, no. 80. 5 April 1927. p. 11. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Obituary". Stratford Evening Post. 5 April 1927.
- ^ "Obituary". Northern Advocate. 5 April 1927.
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