Edward Masters

Edward Masters (1838 – 27 November 1881) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Westland, New Zealand.

For other people named Edward Masters, see Edward Masters (disambiguation).

New Zealand Parliament
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1879–1881	7th	Grey Valley		Independent

Masters was born in Melbourne in 1838. He was Mayor of Greymouth for several terms.[1]

He represented the Grey Valley electorate from 1879 to 1881, when he resigned.[2] He sent his resignation from Melbourne in May 1881, stating that his medical advisers feared for his life if he travelled to New Zealand in his poor state of health.[3] Masters died later in the year in Richmond, Melbourne, on 27 November.[4] He was 43 years old and is buried at Kew Cemetery.[5][6]

References

1. "The Late Mr Masters". Nelson Evening Mail. XVI (310). 30 December 1881. p. 4. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
2. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 219. OCLC 154283103.
3. "Resignation of Mr Masters, M.H.R." The Evening Post. XXI (107). 9 May 1881. p. 2. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
4. "Death". Grey River Argus. XXIV (4134). 9 May 1881. p. 2. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
5. "Deaths". The Argus (11, 060). 29 November 1881. p. 1. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
6. "Funeral Notices". The Argus (11, 060). 29 November 1881. p. 8. Retrieved 31 March 2014.

New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Charles Woolcock	Member of Parliament for Grey Valley 1879–1881 Served alongside: Richard Reeves	Succeeded by Thomas S. Weston