Alfred Davey

Alfred James Davey (29 March 1888 – 2 October 1961) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. He was a farmer in South Canterbury and involved in many community organisations.

Biography

Davey was born on 29 March 1888 in Rangatira Valley inland from Temuka. After school, he farmed in nearby Waitohi. Davey was involved in many community groups in South Canterbury. With the Farmers' Union, he presided over the Temuka branch for many years, belonged to the executive of the South Canterbury district, and was its representative on the Dominion executive. Davey held a directorship on the Midland Dairy Company. He had a particular interest in education. He is the author of histories of the Geraldine County and of the Timaru Choral Society. He subsequently became chairperson of the county council for 10 years and a member of the Timaru Harbour Board for 13 years.

He won the Waimate electorate in for the National Party after the previous member, David Campbell Kidd, had died shortly before the election. The electorate was abolished in , and Davey was defeated standing for Timaru by Clyde Carr of the Labour Party, who had been the electorate's representative since . Davey sought the Timaru National Party candidacy for the but was beaten by Ronald Erle White, a former mayor of Timaru.

Davey died on 2 October 1961 in Timaru.

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