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'''William Joseph Napier''' (1857–1925) was a [[New Zealand Liberal Party|Liberal Party]] Member of Parliament in [[Auckland, New Zealand|Auckland]], New Zealand. |
'''William Joseph Napier''' (1857–1925) was a [[New Zealand Liberal Party|Liberal Party]] Member of Parliament in [[Auckland, New Zealand|Auckland]], New Zealand. |
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==Early life== |
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He was born in Ireland and arrived in New Zealand when he was five years old. He was educated at [[St Peter's College, Auckland|St Peter's School]], [[Auckland Grammar School]] and [[St John's College, Auckland]].<ref name="Schole">G H Scholefield, ''A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography'', Vol. 2, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 1940, p. 115.</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Napier was elected to the [[City of Auckland (NZ electorate)|City of Auckland]] multi-member electorate in [[New Zealand general election, 1899|1899]], but was defeated in [[New Zealand general election, 1902|1902]].<ref>''New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1984'' by J. O. Wilson (1985, 4th edition, Government Printer, Wellington).</ref> |
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==Lawyer== |
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| ⚫ | Napier was a lawyer and and was called to the bar in New Zealand in 1883 and in [[Fiji]] in 1886.<ref name="Schole"/> In 1889 he became adviser to [[Mata'afa Iosefo]], a ruler in [[Samoa]].<ref name="Schole"/> He was counsel to [[Sir George Grey]] until his death, and to [[Te Kooti]] and [[Rewi Maniapoto]].<ref name="Schole"/> He also acted for [[Malietoa Tanumafili I]], another traditional ruler of Samoa, as well as the [[Government of Tonga]].<ref name="Cyclo">"Mr W J Napier" in "Auckland City and Suburban Members of the House of Representatives" ''The Cyclopedia of New Zealand'', The Cyclopedia Company Limited, Christchurch, 1902, Volume 2 Auckland, p. 7.</ref> |
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==Politician== |
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| ⚫ | Napier was elected to the [[City of Auckland (NZ electorate)|City of Auckland]] multi-member electorate in [[New Zealand general election, 1899|1899]], but was defeated in [[New Zealand general election, 1902|1902]].<ref>''New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1984'' by J. O. Wilson (1985, 4th edition, Government Printer, Wellington).</ref> In 1901 he was chairman of the statutes revision committee.<ref name="Schole"> Napier was a member of the [[Ports of Auckland|Auckland Harbour Board]] (1893-1907) and for a time chairman; a founder and president of the [[Navy league]] (1893-1907) and the [[Victoria league]] in New Zealand and captain for nine years of the Devonport, New Zealand|Devonport]] coastguard artillery.<ref name="Schole"/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 04:03, 9 March 2012
William Joseph Napier (1857–1925) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in Auckland, New Zealand.
Early life
He was born in Ireland and arrived in New Zealand when he was five years old. He was educated at St Peter's School, Auckland Grammar School and St John's College, Auckland.[1]
Lawyer
Napier was a lawyer and and was called to the bar in New Zealand in 1883 and in Fiji in 1886.[1] In 1889 he became adviser to Mata'afa Iosefo, a ruler in Samoa.[1] He was counsel to Sir George Grey until his death, and to Te Kooti and Rewi Maniapoto.[1] He also acted for Malietoa Tanumafili I, another traditional ruler of Samoa, as well as the Government of Tonga.[2]
Politician
Napier was elected to the City of Auckland multi-member electorate in 1899, but was defeated in 1902.[3] In 1901 he was chairman of the statutes revision committee.<ref name="Schole"> Napier was a member of the Auckland Harbour Board (1893-1907) and for a time chairman; a founder and president of the Navy league (1893-1907) and the Victoria league in New Zealand and captain for nine years of the Devonport, New Zealand|Devonport]] coastguard artillery.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e G H Scholefield, A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, Vol. 2, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 1940, p. 115.
- ^ "Mr W J Napier" in "Auckland City and Suburban Members of the House of Representatives" The Cyclopedia of New Zealand, The Cyclopedia Company Limited, Christchurch, 1902, Volume 2 Auckland, p. 7.
- ^ New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1984 by J. O. Wilson (1985, 4th edition, Government Printer, Wellington).
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