Born:(1884-08-28)28 August 1884, Hill of Fearn, Scotland
Died:12 December 1950(1950-12-12) (aged 66), Wellington, New Zealand
Party:Labour (1916–50), Social Democratic (1913–16), Socialist (1910–13)
Deputy:Walter Nash
Spouse:Janet Henderson Munro (m. 1919; died 1945)
Monarch:George VI
Profession:Stevedore, politician
Preceded by:Robert Fletcher
Succeeded by:Charles Chapman
Prime Minister:Michael Joseph Savage, Himself
Vice President:Frederick Cooke
Governor-General:The Viscount Galway, Cyril Newall, Bernard Freyberg
Other Ministerial roles:Other Ministerial roles 14th Minister of PoliceIn office, 6 December 1935 – 13 December 1949Prime MinisterMichael Joseph Savage, HimselfPreceded byJohn CobbeSucceeded bySidney Holland11th Minister of HealthIn office, 6 December 1935 – 30 April 1940Prime MinisterMichael Joseph Savage, HimselfPreceded byAlexander YoungSucceeded byTim Armstrong22nd Minister of EducationIn office, 6 December 1935 – 30 April 1940Prime MinisterMichael Joseph Savage, HimselfPreceded bySydney SmithSucceeded byRex Mason, In office, 6 December 1935 – 13 December 1949, Michael Joseph Savage, Himself, John Cobbe, Sidney Holland, In office, 6 December 1935 – 30 April 1940, Michael Joseph Savage, Himself, Alexander Young, Tim Armstrong, In office, 6 December 1935 – 30 April 1940, Michael Joseph Savage, Himself, Sydney Smith, Rex Mason