Henry Okey | |
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Member of the
New Zealand Parliament for Taranaki | |
In office 1907–1918 | |
Preceded by | Edward Smith |
Succeeded by | Sydney George Smith |
Chairman of Taranaki County Council | |
In office 1896–1905 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Henry James Hobbs Okey 28 May 1957 New Plymouth, New Zealand |
Died | 13 September 1918 New Plymouth, New Zealand | (aged 61)
Political party | Reform |
Spouse |
Louisa Morey (
m. 1884) |
Occupation | Farmer |
Henry James Hobbs Okey (28 May 1857 – 13 September 1918) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.
Born in New Plymouth in 1857, Okey was the son of Edward Okey, an ironmonger. [1] His brothers included Edward Nelson Okey, who in 1880 won what later became known as the Ballinger Belt for the New Zealand champion shot. [1] [2]
On 2 July 1884, Okey married Louisa Morey. [3]
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1907–1908 | 16th | Taranaki | Independent | ||
1908–1909 | 17th | Taranaki | Independent | ||
1909–1911 | Changed allegiance to: | Reform | |||
1911–1914 | 18th | Taranaki | Reform | ||
1914–1918 | 18th | Taranaki | Reform |
Okey was a member of the Taranaki County Council, and served as its chairman between 1896 and 1905. [1] [4] He was also vice president and then president of the Taranaki Agricultraul and Pastoral Society. [1]
Okey contested the Taranaki electorate at the 1905 general election, coming second, 236 votes behind the incumbent, Edward Smith. [5] However, Smith died in 1907 and Okey won the subsequent by-election as an independent. He gave sympathy and support to the Reform Party, and later formally became a Reform MP. Okey held the Taranaki seat until his death in 1918. [6]
Okey died in New Plymouth on 13 September 1918, [1] and was buried in Te Henui Cemetery. [7]
Henry Okey | |
---|---|
Member of the
New Zealand Parliament for Taranaki | |
In office 1907–1918 | |
Preceded by | Edward Smith |
Succeeded by | Sydney George Smith |
Chairman of Taranaki County Council | |
In office 1896–1905 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Henry James Hobbs Okey 28 May 1957 New Plymouth, New Zealand |
Died | 13 September 1918 New Plymouth, New Zealand | (aged 61)
Political party | Reform |
Spouse |
Louisa Morey (
m. 1884) |
Occupation | Farmer |
Henry James Hobbs Okey (28 May 1857 – 13 September 1918) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.
Born in New Plymouth in 1857, Okey was the son of Edward Okey, an ironmonger. [1] His brothers included Edward Nelson Okey, who in 1880 won what later became known as the Ballinger Belt for the New Zealand champion shot. [1] [2]
On 2 July 1884, Okey married Louisa Morey. [3]
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1907–1908 | 16th | Taranaki | Independent | ||
1908–1909 | 17th | Taranaki | Independent | ||
1909–1911 | Changed allegiance to: | Reform | |||
1911–1914 | 18th | Taranaki | Reform | ||
1914–1918 | 18th | Taranaki | Reform |
Okey was a member of the Taranaki County Council, and served as its chairman between 1896 and 1905. [1] [4] He was also vice president and then president of the Taranaki Agricultraul and Pastoral Society. [1]
Okey contested the Taranaki electorate at the 1905 general election, coming second, 236 votes behind the incumbent, Edward Smith. [5] However, Smith died in 1907 and Okey won the subsequent by-election as an independent. He gave sympathy and support to the Reform Party, and later formally became a Reform MP. Okey held the Taranaki seat until his death in 1918. [6]
Okey died in New Plymouth on 13 September 1918, [1] and was buried in Te Henui Cemetery. [7]