Charles Robert Petrie Explained

Charles Robert Petrie
Parliament4:New Zealand
Constituency Mp4:Otahuhu
Term Start4:15 October 1938
Term End4:30 November 1949
Predecessor4:Seat established
Successor4:Leon Götz
Birth Date:1882
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Death Date:6 October 1958
Death Place:Ōtāhuhu, New Zealand
Party:Labour

Charles Robert Petrie (1882 – 6 October 1958) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

Biography

Petrie was born in Glasgow, Scotland and arrived in New Zealand in 1911. He was an active Presbyterian.

A shopkeeper in Ōtāhuhu, he was first elected to the Otahuhu Borough Council in 1924, and served as mayor between 1935 and 1944.[1]

Petrie unsuccessfully contested the Hauraki electorate in the against Walter William Massey of the Reform Party.[2] He represented the Hauraki electorate from 1935 to 1938, then the Otahuhu electorate from 1938 to 1949, when he retired. He died in 1958 and was buried at Otahuhu Cemetery.[3]

Petrie was the sole Labour Member of Parliament to represent the Hauraki electorate in its history.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Petrie, Charles . Auckland Council . 1 November 2014.
  2. News: Election Counts . 28 October 2014 . . LXII . 291 . 9 December 1931 . 9.
  3. Web site: Cemeteries database . Auckland Libraries. 13 June 2024.