Bill Anderton

The Honourable Bill Anderton
Minister of Transport
In office 1957–1960
Prime Minister	Walter Nash
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Eden
In office 1935 – 1946
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Auckland Central
In office 1946 – 1960
Preceded by	Bill Parry
Succeeded by	Norman Douglas
Personal details
Born	16 March 1891 West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
Died	20 January 1966 (aged 74) Orakei, Auckland, New Zealand
Political party	Labour
Spouse(s)	Annie Gertrude Mason
Relations	Norman Douglas (son-in-law) Malcolm Douglas (grandson) Roger Douglas (grandson)
Children	two daughters, one son
Religion	Methodist
Military service
Allegiance	British Army
Service/branch	Royal Artillery
Battles/wars	World War I

William Theophilus (Bill) Anderton (16 March 1891 – 20 January 1966) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. He served as Minister of Transport in the second Labour Government, from 1957 to 1960.

Early life

Anderton was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England. He married Annie Gertrude Mason in 1913, and they had two daughters and one son. He served in the British Army (Royal Artillery) in World War I. The family arrived in New Zealand in 1921 and settled in Christchurch for a year, before moving to Auckland.^[1]

Member of Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1935–1938	26th	Eden		Labour
1938–1943	28th	Eden		Labour
1943–1946	27th	Eden		Labour
1946–1949	28th	Auckland Central		Labour
1949–1951	29th	Auckland Central		Labour
1951–1954	30th	Auckland Central		Labour
1954–1957	31st	Auckland Central		Labour
1957–1960	32nd	Auckland Central		Labour

Anderton was one of five candidates for the Eden electorate in the 1931 election, and came second after the incumbent, Arthur Stallworthy of the United Party.^[2] He represented the Eden electorate from 1935 to 1946, and then the Auckland Central electorate from 1946 to 1960, when he retired.^[3] He was Minister of Transport from 1957 to 1960.^[4]

Private life

Anderton was the father-in-law of Labour MP Norman Douglas. Two of his grandchildren, brothers Malcolm and Roger Douglas, also became MPs.

He died in the Auckland suburb of Orakei in 1966.^[1]

Notes

1. Hudson, Switzer (22 June 2007). "Anderton, William Theophilus 1891-1966". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
2. "Election Results". Auckland Star. LXII (290). 8 December 1931. p. 3. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
3. Wilson 1985, p. 180.
4. Wilson 1985.

References

• Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.