Oliver Samuel

Oliver Samuel

New Zealand Parliament

Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1884–1887	9th	New Plymouth			Independent
1887–1890	10th	New Plymouth			Independent

Oliver Samuel KC (1849 – 11 January 1925) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Taranaki in New Zealand.

Born in Saint Helier, Jersey in 1849, Samuel emigrated to New Zealand with his family in 1855.[1] He was educated at Nelson College from 1863 to 1865.[2] In 1883, he married Rosamond Carrington, a daughter of the surveyor Octavius Carrington who, alongside his brother Frederic Carrington, was regarded as a father of New Plymouth.[3][4]

He represented the New Plymouth electorate from 1884 to 1890, when he retired.[5]

On 22 January 1907, he was appointed to the Legislative Council. He was reappointed on 14 July 1914 and 14 July 1921. He remained a member until his death on 11 January 1925.[6] From 19 November 1918 until his death, he was Chairman of Committees.[7] On 24 December 1919, he was appointed King's Counsel.[8]

Samuel died on 11 January 1925 at New Plymouth,[3] and was buried at Te Henui Cemetery.[9]

See also

• List of King's and Queen's Counsel in New Zealand

Notes

1. Scholefield, Guy, ed. (1940). Dictionary of New Zealand biography (PDF). Vol. 2. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. p. 273. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
2. Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition (CD-ROM).
3. "Obituary". Hawera Star. Vol. XLVIII. 12 January 1925. p. 4. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
4. "Marriage search: registration number 1883/2707". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
5. Wilson 1985, p. 232.
6. Wilson 1985, p. 163.
7. Wilson 1985, p. 169.
8. "A new King's Counsel". Sun. Vol. VI, no. 1829. 24 December 1919. p. 11. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
9. "Details: Samuel, Oliver". New Plymouth District Council. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

References

• Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.

Political offices
Preceded by Walter Carncross	Chairman of Committees of the Legislative Council 1918–1925	Succeeded by John Barr
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Thomas Kelly	Member of Parliament for New Plymouth 1884–1890	Succeeded by Edward Smith