About Henry Okey
Lived 1857 – 1918 (aged 61). Henry Okey was a New Zealand politician.
Henry James Hobbs Okey (28 May 1857 – 13 September 1918) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.
Early life and family Born in New Plymouth in 1857, Okey was the son of Edward Okey, an ironmonger. His brothers included Edward Nelson Okey, who in 1880 won what later became known as the Ballinger Belt for the New Zealand champion shot.
On 2 July 1884, Okey married Louisa Morey.
Political career
Okey was a member of the Taranaki County Council, and served as its chairman between 1896 and 1905. He was also vice president and then president of the Taranaki Agricultraul and Pastoral Society. However, Smith died in 1907 and Okey won the subsequent by-election as an independent. He gave sympathy and support to the Reform Party, and later formally became a Reform MP. Okey held the Taranaki seat until his death in 1918.
Death Okey died in New Plymouth on 13 September 1918,
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New Zealand politician
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Henry Okey was born on 28 May 1857 in New Plymouth.
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Henry Okey died on 13 September 1918 in New Plymouth.
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Henry Okey was a politician.
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