Charles Bellringer Explained
Charles Emanuel Bellringer (1864–1944) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament.
He won the Taranaki electorate in New Zealand from the Liberals in the 1925 general election, but was defeated in 1928. The seat was abolished in 1928, and replaced by New Plymouth.[1]
Bellringer married Laura Ward (1865–1925) in 1887; the couple had six sons.[2] [3]
In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[4]
Notes and References
- Book: Scholefield, Guy . Guy Scholefield . 1950 . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 . 3rd . First ed. published 1913 . Govt. Printer . Wellington . 95.
- News: Obituary: Mrs C.E. Bellringer . Taranaki Daily News . 28 September 1985 . 25. PapersPast.
- Web site: Births, Deaths & Marriages Online . New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs . 8 April 2024. Registration no. 1887/3074
- News: Official jubilee medals . . 4 . 6 May 1935 . 2 July 2013.