About Horace Herring
Lived 1884 – 1962 (aged 77–78). Horace Herring was a New Zealand politician.
Horace Edgar Herring (1884 – 9 January 1962) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Mid-Canterbury. Born in England and a mechanical engineer and draughtsman, he came to New Zealand in 1909.
Member of Parliament
Horace Herring represented the Mid-Canterbury electorate for the Labour Party between 1935 and 1938.
He was a supporter of John A. Lee and stood as a Democratic Labour Party candidate at the 1943 Christchurch East by-election, which was won by Mabel Howard. Horace Herring received a very creditable 2,578 votes; 26.7% of the total cast. Labour MP Ormond Wilson, described Herring as "a character only Dickens could have invented". (See also a description of his Maiden Speech in Parliament.)
Herring was awarded the Coronation Medal in 1937 for services to New Zealand.
He was Mayor of Levin from 1953 to 1956.
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Who was Horace Herring?
New Zealand Member of Parliament (1884–1962)
When was Horace Herring born?
Horace Herring was born in 1884.
When did Horace Herring die?
Horace Herring died in 1962.
What was Horace Herring's occupation?
Horace Herring was a politician.
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Horace Herring was New Zealand.
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