Alfred Ransom
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| 29th Minister of Lands | |
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| Prime Minister | George Forbes |
| Preceded by | George Forbes |
| Succeeded by | Frank Langstone |
| 18th Minister of Public Works | |
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| Prime Minister | Sir Joseph Ward |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Williams |
| Succeeded by | William Taverner |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Pahiatua | |
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| Preceded by | Archibald McNicol |
| Succeeded by | Keith Holyoake |
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| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Lower Hutt, New Zealand |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". Dannevirke, New Zealand |
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Antonette Katinka Sondergaard
(m. 1893) |
| Profession | farmer, saddler |
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Sir Ethelbert Alfred Ransom KCMG (19 March 1868 – 22 May 1943) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party, then its successor the United Party, and from 1936, the National Party. He was a cabinet minister from 1928 to 1935 in the United Government, and was acting prime minister in 1930 and in 1935.
Early life
Ransom was born in 1868 in Lower Hutt. He received his education at Lower Hutt Primary,Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. where he was school mate with Thomas Wilford.[1] He played rugby and tennis during his youth. During the Second Boer War, he was an officer in charge of the Ruahine Mounted Rifles.[1] He was a sheep farmer until 1888, and then a saddler in Dannevirke.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. From 1920 onwards, he was sheep farming in the Ākitio district.[1]
He held numerous public offices: he was chairman of the Hawke's Bay War Relief Association, chairman of the Dannevirke branch of the same organisation, chairman of the power board (until 1928), the first president of the local chamber of commerce, chairman of the fire board, member of the Dannevirke High School board, member of the executive of the Farmers' Union, and represented on the Dannevirke A&P Association.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.[1]
On 1 March 1893, Ransom married Antonette Katinka Sondergaard from Palmerston North at her home town.[2] They lost an infant daughter and a son in 1902 and 1905, respectively.[3][4]
Political career
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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| 1922–1925 | 21st | Pahiatua | Script error: No such module "Political party". | ||
| 1925–1928 | 22nd | Pahiatua | Script error: No such module "Political party". | ||
| 1928 | Changed allegiance to: | Script error: No such module "Political party". | |||
| 1928–1931 | 23rd | Pahiatua | Script error: No such module "Political party". | ||
| 1931–1935 | 24th | Pahiatua | Script error: No such module "Political party". | ||
| 1935–1936 | 25th | Pahiatua | Script error: No such module "Political party". | ||
| 1936–1938 | Changed allegiance to: | Script error: No such module "Political party". | |||
| 1938–1943 | 26th | Pahiatua | Script error: No such module "Political party". | ||
Ransom was elected onto the Dannevirke Borough Council in 1901.[5] He stood for Mayor of Dannevirke in 1903, but was beaten by the Lutheran pastor Hans Madsen Ries in a closely fought contest.[6][7] Ransom was Mayor of Dannevirke from 1910, when he succeeded Ries, to 1919.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.[6]
He represented the rural Wairarapa electorate of Pahiatua for the Liberal Party from 1922, when he defeated Reform's Archibald McNicol.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. From 1926 to 1928 he was senior opposition whip.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. During the 1920s he was an advocate for fusion between the Liberal and Reform parties, to avoid vote splitting and best combat the Labour Party.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
When the Liberal Party was relaunched as the United Party Ransom contested the leadership of the new party. However, he was narrowly beaten for the position by Sir Joseph Ward, a former Liberal prime minister, who had been brought in by party organiser Albert Davy as a compromise candidate.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. He was then appointed deputy leader of the United Party for the North Island.[1] During the time of the United Government, he was Minister of Public Works (1928–1930) under Ward.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
When a terminally ill Ward resigned as prime minister in 1930, Ransom contested the leadership of the party again but lost the caucus ballot to George Forbes.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. Under Forbes he was Minister of Lands and Commissioner of State Forests (1930–1931).Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. He retained his portfolios until 1935 in the United–Reform Coalition.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. He was twice acting prime minister; for five months between 25 August 1930 and 21 January 1931, when Forbes attended the Imperial Conference in London, and again in 1935, when Forbes was overseas once more.[1]
In 1940, he announced that he would not stand again at the next general election due to poor health,[1] but he died in 1943 before the end of the parliamentary term.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
Later life
In 1935, Ransom was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal,[8] and he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1935 King's Birthday Honours.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. He died on 22 May 1943 in Dannevirke, where he is also buried.[1] At the funeral, senior whip Walter Broadfoot represented the National Party, and Prime Minister Peter Fraser represented the First Labour Government.[9] Ransom was survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.[10] His wife died in 1952.[11]
Notes
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- ^ a b c d e f g h Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Obituary". The Evening Post. Vol. CXXXV, no. 120. 22 May 1943. p. 6. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Marriage". Bush Advocate. Vol. IX, no. 747. 2 March 1893. p. 3. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Death". Bush Advocate. Vol. XIV, no. 17. 19 April 1902. p. 2. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Death". Bush Advocate. Vol. XVII, no. 74. 30 March 1905. p. 4. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Borough of Dannevirke : Election of Councillors". Bush Advocate. Vol. XII, no. 1998. 25 April 1901. p. 3. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ a b Script error: No such module "Template wrapper".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Borough of Dannevirke : Annual Election of Mayor, 1903". Bush Advocate. Vol. XIV, no. 333. 30 April 1903. p. 3. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. Vol. CXIX, no. 105. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Last Respects Paid". Auckland Star. Vol. LXXIV, no. 123. 26 May 1943. p. 4. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ex-Ministers' Deaths". Auckland Star. Vol. LXXIV, no. 120. 22 May 1943. p. 6. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Death Search". Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
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References
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- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bassett, Michael (1982). Three Party Politics in New Zealand 1911–1931. Auckland: Historical Publications. ISBN 0-86870-006-1.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wilson, Jim (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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