William Swanson (politician)

William Swanson (1819 – 23 April 1903) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Auckland, New Zealand.

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
18711875 5th Newton Independent
18751879 6th Newton Independent
18791879 7th Newton Independent
18811884 8th Newton Independent
William Swanson, ca 1878

He represented the Newton electorate from 1871 to 1884, when he retired.[1] He was a minister in the Vogel Ministry, 1876 and Grey Ministry 1877–1879 as a Member of the Executive Council.[1] He was then appointed to the Legislative Council in 1885, a position he held until his death.[1]

In the 1870s he won a bet with John Sangster Macfarlane who had claimed that a certain politician would soon be in Mt Eden (gaol), and used to display the cheque for £80 which he received from Macfarlane but did not cash.[2]

References

  1. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. pp. 66, 67, 165, 237. OCLC 154283103.
  2. "Mr Macfarlane (page down)". Hawkes Bay Herald in Papers Past. 27 February 1880.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by
Robert James Creighton
Member of Parliament for Newton
18711884
Succeeded by
Thomas Peacock


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