Frederick Haselden

New Zealand Parliament
Years	Term	Electorate
1901	14th	Patea	Independent

1901–1902	14th	Patea	Independent

Frederick Henry Haselden (1849–1941) was a conservative Member of Parliament from the Taranaki Region in New Zealand for the Patea electorate.

Birth and family

Haselden was born on 24 December 1846 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England. He was the son of Rev. Charles Haselden and Maria Simpson Moore.^[1] The family emigrated to New Zealand aboard the SS Mermaid in 1860. His brother was a Wellingtom stipendary magistrate.^[2]

Life in New Zealand

Before October 1896, Haselden had become a sheep farmer in Hunterville, Taranaki Region. He was also appointed a Justice of the Peace.^[3]

Parliamentary career

Following the resignation of George Hutchison, he was elected for Patea in an 18 July 1901 by-election. After an electoral petition the seat was declared vacant from 9 October 1901. He was re-elected in the subsequent 6 November by-election, but was defeated in the 1902 general election.^[4]

In the 1908 general election, he stood unsuccessfully for Ohinemuri, and in 1909 he stood in the 1909 by-election for Thames.

Later life

Haselden later moved to South Africa,^[5]^[6] where he died in 1941.^[7]

References

↑ 1851 England Census
↑ "The Candidates". The New Zealand Herald. 20 July 1901.
↑ Obituary for Charles Haselden, Thames Advertiser, 14 October 1896
↑ Wilson, Jim (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 203. OCLC 154283103.
↑ Scholefield, G.H., ed. (1940). A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (PDF). Vol. 1. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. p. 366. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
↑ "Obituary: Miss Frances I. Haselden". Auckland Star. 15 July 1936. p. 19. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
↑ "Frederick Henry Haselden in the Cape Province, South Africa, estates death notice index, 1834–1956". Ancestry.com Operations. 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

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[1] 1851 England Census

[2] "The Candidates". The New Zealand Herald. 20 July 1901.

[3] Obituary for Charles Haselden, Thames Advertiser, 14 October 1896

[4] Wilson, Jim (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 203. OCLC 154283103.

[5] Scholefield, G.H., ed. (1940). A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (PDF). Vol. 1. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. p. 366. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

[6] "Obituary: Miss Frances I. Haselden". Auckland Star. 15 July 1936. p. 19. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

[7] "Frederick Henry Haselden in the Cape Province, South Africa, estates death notice index, 1834–1956". Ancestry.com Operations. 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

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