Charles Albert Creery Hardy
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899–1902 | 14th | Selwyn | Independent | ||
| 1902–1905 | 15th | Selwyn | Independent | ||
| 1905–1908 | 16th | Selwyn | Independent | ||
| 1908–1909 | 17th | Selwyn | Independent | ||
| 1909–1911 | Changed allegiance to: | Reform | |||
Charles Albert Creery Hardy (23 September 1843 – 29 August 1922) was an independent conservative Member of Parliament in New Zealand.
He was elected to the Selwyn electorate in the 1899 general election,[1] but was defeated in 1911, when he was a candidate for the then newly formed Reform Party.
In 1902, 1905 and 1908, he was opposed by Joseph Ivess.[2][3][4]
He was appointed to the Legislative Council on 26 June 1913. At the end of his term, he was reappointed on 25 June 1920. He remained a member until his death on 29 August 1922.[5]
He was a fern collector and showed a collection of ferns at the Ashburton Industrial Exhibition in 1880.[6]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 111.
- ^ "The General Election, 1902". National Library. 1903. p. 2. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ^ "The General Election, 1905". National Library. 1906. p. 3. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ^ "The General Election, 1908". National Library. June 1906. p. 19. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 78.
- ^ "Macdonald Dictionary Record: Charles Albert Creery Hardy". Canterbury Museum Collection Online. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
References[edit]
- Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.
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