John Rae (politician)

John Rae OBE (24 August 1904 – 2 December 1979) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.

Biography

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1949–1951	29th	Roskill		National
1951–1954	30th	Roskill		National
1954–1957	31st	Roskill		National
1960–1963	33rd	Eden		National
1963–1966	34th	Eden		National
1966–1969	35th	Eden		National
1969–1972	36th	Eden		National

He was born in Auckland on either 4^[1] or 24^{[2] [3]} August 1904, a son of Annie and Charles Edward Rae. He attended the University of Auckland and became an accountant.^[2]

He represented the Roskill electorate from 1949 to 1957, when he was defeated by Arthur Faulkner; and then the Eden electorate from 1960 to 1972, when he retired.^[4]

He was a Minister of Housing under Keith Holyoake in 1957 and from 1960 to 1972.^[5]

In the 1977 New Year Honours, Rae was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for public services.^[6]

Rae died on 2 December 1979, and he was cremated at Purewa Crematorium, Auckland.^[7]

Notes

1. "Births, Marriages and Deaths". Auckland Star. XXXV (208). 31 August 1904. p. 6. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
2. Gustafson 1986, p. 338.
3. Registrar-General historic births online
4. Wilson 1985, p. 228.
5. Wilson 1985, pp. 88–89.
6. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 47104. p. 42. 31 December 1976. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
7. "Burial & cremation details". Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium. Retrieved 26 March 2016.

References

• Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
• Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
• Who's Who in New Zealand (10th edition, 1971)