About Samuel Locke
Lived 1836 – 1890 (aged 53–54). Samuel Locke was a New Zealand politician and surveyor.
Samuel Locke (1836 – 13 April 1890) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from the Gisborne Region of New Zealand.
Locke was born in West Norfolk, England in 1836. He moved to Auckland, New Zealand in 1853 and took up work surveying. During the course of his work he became proficient in te reo Māori, After losing to the incumbent Allan McDonald by 19 votes in the , which was attributed to his broken leg preventing him from canvassing widely, he succeeded him to represent the East Coast electorate in the following McDonald's resignation. In the 1884 general election, he defeated William Lee Rees. He retired in 1887 due to poor health. He was found dead in his bed on 13 April 1890, and was deemed to have died of apoplexy.
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Who was Samuel Locke?
New Zealand politician and surveyor (1836-1890)
When was Samuel Locke born?
Samuel Locke was born in 1836 in Norfolk.
When did Samuel Locke die?
Samuel Locke died in 1890 in Auckland.
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Samuel Locke was a politician and surveyor.
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Samuel Locke was New Zealand.
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· DBpedia: Samuel Locke (politician)
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