Charles E. Major

Charles Edwin Major (1859 – 1 June 1954) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party, from Taranaki.

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
19021905 15th Hawera Liberal
19051908 16th Hawera Liberal

He was a Member of Parliament for Hawera in the 15th and 16th parliaments, from 1902 to 1908, having failed to win election in 1899.[1]

He was defeated in 1908, when he stood in the Patea electorate.[2]

He later contested the Manukau electorate in the 1919 general election, placing third.[3]

References

  1. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 218. OCLC 154283103.
  2. "The General Election, 1908". National Library. June 1906. p. 10. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  3. Hislop, J. (1921). The General Election, 1919. National Library. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by
Felix McGuire
Member of Parliament for Hawera
19021908
Constituency abolished


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