Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1884–1887 | 9th | Cheviot | Independent | ||
1887–1890 | 10th | Cheviot | Independent |
James Dupré Lance (28 January 1829 – 28 March 1897) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Canterbury, New Zealand.
Lance was born in Boulogne, France. He first came to New Zealand in 1856 to visit his brothers. [1]
He contested the 1866 election for the superintendency of the Canterbury Provincial Council against William Sefton Moorhouse representing the runholders; he came a distant second. [1]
On 12 July 1865, Lance was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council. His membership lapsed on 18 October 1867 through absence. [2] He represented the Cheviot electorate from 1884 to 1890. [3] He contested the Ashley electorate in the 1890 election and was defeated by Richard Meredith. [4]
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1884–1887 | 9th | Cheviot | Independent | ||
1887–1890 | 10th | Cheviot | Independent |
James Dupré Lance (28 January 1829 – 28 March 1897) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Canterbury, New Zealand.
Lance was born in Boulogne, France. He first came to New Zealand in 1856 to visit his brothers. [1]
He contested the 1866 election for the superintendency of the Canterbury Provincial Council against William Sefton Moorhouse representing the runholders; he came a distant second. [1]
On 12 July 1865, Lance was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council. His membership lapsed on 18 October 1867 through absence. [2] He represented the Cheviot electorate from 1884 to 1890. [3] He contested the Ashley electorate in the 1890 election and was defeated by Richard Meredith. [4]