Thomas Shailer Weston Jr.

Thomas Shailer Weston (3 July 1868 – 20 January 1931) was a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council from 17 June 1926 to 20 January 1931, when he committed suicide aged 62 years.^[1]^[2]^[3] He was appointed by the Reform Government.

Weston was born in Auckland on 3 July 1868.^[4] His parents were Maria Cracroft Weston (née Hill) and Thomas S. Weston, and judge and later a member of the House of Representatives for electorates on the West Coast of the South Island.^[5] Like his younger brother Claude,^[5] he was educated at Christ's College and graduated from the Canterbury University College.^[4] He graduated with B.A. (1888), M.A. first class honours in political science (1889), and LL.B. (1892).^[4]

He was for some time governor of the New Plymouth Boys' High School.^[4] He later lived in Wellington.

References[edit]

^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 166. OCLC 154283103.
^ "Hon T. S. Weston, M.L.C." The Evening Post. Vol. CXI, no. 17. 21 January 1931. p. 10. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
^ "The Inquest". The Evening Post. Vol. CXI, no. 17. 21 January 1931. p. 10. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Scholefield, Guy, ed. (1940). A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : M–Addenda (PDF). Vol. II. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. p. 484. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
^ ^a ^b Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. p. 389. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.

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[1] Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 166. OCLC 154283103.

[2] "Hon T. S. Weston, M.L.C." The Evening Post. Vol. CXI, no. 17. 21 January 1931. p. 10. Retrieved 3 October 2012.

[3] "The Inquest". The Evening Post. Vol. CXI, no. 17. 21 January 1931. p. 10. Retrieved 3 October 2012.

[DNZB1940_Weston-4] Scholefield, Guy, ed. (1940). A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : M–Addenda (PDF). Vol. II. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. p. 484. Retrieved 6 October 2013.

[Claude_Weston-5] Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. p. 389. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.

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