Jack Williams (New Zealand politician)

Jack Williams
Jack Williams
Member of the New Zealand Parliament; for Wairarapa
	In office; 29 November 1969 – 29 November 1975
Preceded by	Haddon Donald
Succeeded by	Ben Couch
Personal details
Born	John Henry Williams; 21 December 1918; Lawrence, New Zealand
Died	12 December 1975 (aged 56); Masterton, New Zealand
Political party	Labour

John Henry (Jack) Williams (21 December 1918 – 12 December 1975) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

Biography

Early life

Williams was born in Lawrence, Otago on 21 December 1918. His family moved north and he was educated at Kurow. Upon completing his education he moved to the Wairarapa region and took up farming in the town of Bideford.[1]

Political career

New Zealand Parliament
Years	Term	Electorate	Party
1969–1972	36th	Wairarapa	Labour
1972–1975	37th	Wairarapa	Labour

Williams stood unsuccessfully for the Labour Party in the 1963 election and 1966 election for the marginal Wairarapa seat.

In the 1969 election and 1972 election he was successful, and he represented the Wairarapa electorate from 1969 to 1975. But in the 1975 election he was defeated by Ben Couch.[2] During the middle of the 1975 election campaign he was admitted to hospital with a serious heart condition, leaving him little opportunity to campaign.[1]

In 1974 he stood unsuccessfully for the role of Labour's junior whip. His majority in 1969 was 467 votes, and in 1972 was 1,086 votes.[3]

He was also for many years a member of the Masterton Licensing Trust, who instructed hotels to close early on the day of his funeral as a mark of respect.[1]

Death

He died shortly after the election, aged 56 years.[1] A notification of Williams' death was the first message Bill Rowling received after moving in to the office of Leader of the Opposition.[4]

gollark: Infinitely so!

gollark: I think I remember reading about some sugary corn product being bad because it had twice the energy per mass of the alternative product.

gollark: Quite possibly. There is apparently good evidence that "highly processed" food is bad, although I still haven't found out exactly what exactly "processed" means.

gollark: Growing your own food is hard and impractical if you live in a city or something. This is not really a reasonable standard.

gollark: As planned.

References

"Former MP Dies". The Evening Post. 12 December 1975. p. 22.
Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 245. OCLC 154283103.
Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946-1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.
"Mr Rowling's Tribute to Mr Williams". The Evening Post. 13 December 1975. p. 2.

New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Haddon Donald	Member of Parliament for Wairarapa 1969–1975	Succeeded by Ben Couch

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[Obit-1] "Former MP Dies". The Evening Post. 12 December 1975. p. 22.

[Wilson-2] Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 245. OCLC 154283103.

[3] Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946-1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.

[4] "Mr Rowling's Tribute to Mr Williams". The Evening Post. 13 December 1975. p. 2.