George Munns Explained

George Munns
Constituency Mp3:Roskill
Parliament3:New Zealand
Term Start3:14 November 1928
Term End3:2 December 1931
Predecessor3:Vivian Potter
Successor3:Arthur Shapton Richards
Birth Date:1877
Death Date:1954
Party:United

George Charles Munns (1877–1954) was a United Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.

Biography

Early life and career

George Munns was born in England in 1877 and later emigrated to New Zealand in 1892. He then took an interest in the mining business and became the chairman of directors of the Maoriland Mining Company.[1]

Political career

For seven years Munns was a member of the Gisborne Borough Council, including three years as the chairman of the council's works committee, an later he was a member of the Gisborne School Committee. After moving to Auckland he continued his interest in local politics and became President of the Roskill East Ratepayers' Association.[1]

He won the Auckland electorate of Roskill in the 1928 general election, but in 1931 he was defeated by the Labour candidate Arthur Shapton Richards. In 1930 he became his party's senior Whip, serving in that capacity until his defeat.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Who's Who . 29 November 2014 . . LIX . 271 . 15 November 1928 . 10 .