David Guthrie (New Zealand politician) explained

David Henry Guthrie (1856 – 31 March 1927) was a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party.

Biography

He was the Minister of Railways (1922–1923) in the Reform Government, and the Member of Parliament for Oroua from 1908 to 1925, when he retired.

He was then appointed to the Legislative Council, from 1925 to 1927 when he died.

References

• Book: Wilson, James Oakley . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 . 4th . First ed. published 1913 . 1985 . V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer . Wellington . 154283103 . 201.
• Book: Wood, G. A. . Ministers and Members in the New Zealand Parliament . 2nd . First ed. published 1987 . 1996 . University of Otago Press . Dunedin . 1-877133-00-0 . 92, 114.
• Web site: Hon D H Guthrie (photo) . New Zealand Herald (Papers Past) . 1 April 1927.

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