Richard Monk

Richard Monk (1833 – 2 May 1912) was a Member of Parliament in New Zealand.

Monk c. 1890s

Biography

Richard Monk was born in Lancashire, England, and relocated to Hokianga with his parents at a young age. He was educated in California, and returned to New Zealand to work in the timber industry.[1]

He died at his home in Woodhill on 2 May 1912, and was interred at Symonds Street Cemetery.[1]

Political career

New Zealand Parliament
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1886–1887	9th	Waitemata		Independent
1887–1890	10th	Waitemata		Independent
1893–1894	12th	Waitemata		Independent
1896–1899	13th	Waitemata		Independent
1899–1902	14th	Waitemata		Independent

He represented the Waitemata electorate from the 1886 by-election after the death of William John Hurst to 1890 when he was defeated by Jackson Palmer; then from 1893 to 9 February 1894 when his election was declared void. He won the electorate again in 1896, and retired in 1902.[2]

References

1. "Death of Mr. R. Monk". The New Zealand Herald. 3 May 1912. p. 8. Retrieved 20 June 2020 – via Papers Past.
2. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 220. OCLC 154283103.

New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by William Hurst	Member of Parliament for Waitemata 1886–1890 1893–1894 1896–1902	Succeeded by Jackson Palmer
Preceded by Jackson Palmer		Succeeded by William Massey
Preceded by William Massey		Succeeded by Ewen Alison