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- Sir Douglas Lorimer Kidd KNZM (born 12 September 1941) is a former New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1978 to 2002, representing the National Party. He served for three years as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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Sir Douglas Lorimer Kidd KNZM (born 12 September 1941) is a former New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1978 to 2002, representing the National Party. [1] He served for three years as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
- Sir Charles Clifford, Bt (1813–1893) Tenure 1854–1860
- Sir David Monro (1813-1877) Tenure 1861–1870
- Sir Francis Dillon Bell, KCMG, CB (1822–1898) Tenure 1871–1875
- Sir William Fitzherbert, KCMG (1810–1891) Tenure 1876–1879
- Sir George Maurice O’Rorke (1830–1916) Liberal Tenure 1879-1890, 1894–1902
- Sir William Jukes Steward (1841–1912) Liberal Tenure 1891–1893
- Sir Arthur Robert Guinness
- Sir Frederick William Lang (1852-1937) Reform Tenure 1913-1922
- William Edward Barnard, CBE (1886-1958) Labour and Independent Tenure 1936-1943
- Frederick William Schramm (1886-1962) Labour Tenure 1944-1946
Charles Clifford was the New Zealand Parliament’s first Speaker, and to date its youngest to take on the position–he was 41 when he took on the role. Lancashire-born Clifford emigrated to New Zealand in 1842 with his cousin William Vavasour to join the New Zealand Company settlement in Wellington. Financed by their fathers, they jointly owned land ...
Edinburgh-born and a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Edinburgh David Monro bought four allotments of land in the proposed Nelson settlement of New Zealand and sailed for Melbourne, Australia as a surgeon on the Tasmania. He spent time with a brother who had settled in Victoria then sailed to New Zealand on the Ariel, arriving in Nelson in...
Francis, usually referred to as Dillon, Bell, is believed to have been born in France on October 8 1822. His father, Edward Bell, was a merchant and the British consul at Bordeaux and his mother Frances was the daughter of an Anglican clergyman, the Rev J. Matthews. He became a clerk with the New Zealand Company in 1839 and within two years was its...
Born in Dorset, England on August 15, William Fitzherbert was the third son of Samuel Fitzherbert, an Anglican clergyman, and his wife, Ann Joyce. He trained as a doctor at the École de Médecine, Paris, and Charing Cross Hospital, London (he never practised medicine in New Zealand). He emigrated to New Zealand in 1841 on the Lady Leigh. A member of...
George Maurice O’Rorke was born on May 2, 1830 at Moylough, County Galway, Ireland, the third son of John O’Rorke, an Anglican clergyman and large landowner and Elizabeth Dennis, his third wife. After graduating in 1852 with BA (honours) in Classics from Trinity College, Dublin, he went to Australia before moving to New Zealand in 1854, to farm at ...
William Steward was born at Reading, Berkshire and educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, Ludlow, Shropshire and at Dr Benham’s commercial school, Gloucester before emigrating to Canterbury in 1862. After working for Peacock and Co and a partnership with Axup and Bell he became interested in journalism and joined the staff of the North Otago Ti...
Arthur Robert Guinness was born at Calcutta, India, the son of Francis Guinness and came to New Zealand with his parents on the Tory in 1852. He was educated at Christ’s College, became a lawyer and practised on the West Coast for 46 years, being a notary public from 1888. He became active in West Coast politics and was elected to the first Grey Co...
Frederick William Lang was born and educated at Blackheath, London and came to New Zealand when he was 19 and became a farmer on the Waipa River. He was chairman of the Tuhikaramea Road Board, the Waipa County Council and the local hospital and charitable aid board. He was elected as MP for Waipa in 1893 and at the following election he gained the ...
William Edward Barnard was born in Carterton, Wairarapa on January 29 1886, the son of Ellen Banks and her husband Charles Leonard Barnard, a watchmaker. He attended Levin School and at 13 he began work as an office boy for local lawyer. He later studied law at Wellington’s Victoria College and began practising as a solicitor in 1908. After about a...
Frederick William Schramm was born in Hokitika on March 28, 1886, married Alice Peard and had two daughters. He began his working life as a clerk with the Justice Department and held positions in the Wanganui and Te Kuiti courts before carrying out War service (1917-1919) after which he returned to the Justice Department serving in Christchurch, We...
Jun 7, 1999 · Dames Grand Companion (GNZM) Date appointed: ARDERN, The Right Honourable Dame Jacinda Kate Laurell, GNZM: 5 June 2023: ELIAS, The Right Honourable Dame Sian Seerpoohi, GNZM, PC
Sir Douglas Lorimer Kidd, KNZM is a former New Zealand politician.
Oct 27, 2017 · Roll of The Honourables. Alphabetical by surname. This list is updated from time to time to reflect new appointments and deaths of holders of the title. Please contact the Honours Unit if you have any queries about the list. Queen Elizabeth II approved the use and grant of the title “The Honourable” in New Zealand (abbreviated to “The Hon ...
The Trust contributed to the 44th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Wellington hosted by the Speaker of the House of Representatives Sir Douglas Lorimer Kidd KNZM. 2000. In a historic first, the August Parliamentary Seminar was attended by the Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives, Hon Neil Andrew MP. 2003
Aug 1, 2009 · Principal and Distinguished Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit to be redesignated as Knights and Dames of the New Zealand Order of Merit. Principal Companion of the Order (PCNZM) to be redesignated as a Dame Grand Companion of the Order (GNZM): Dame Malvina Lorraine Major, DBE, Christchurch.
