Richard Bollard
Richard Bollard | |
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| 8th Minister of Internal Affairs | |
| In office 27 June 1923 – 25 August 1927 | |
| Preceded by | William Downie Stewart Jr |
| Succeeded by | Māui Pōmare |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Raglan | |
| In office 14 December 1911 – 25 August 1925 | |
| Preceded by | James Farmer (to 1870, when Raglan constituency was abolished) |
| Succeeded by | Lee Martin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 May 1863 Avondale, New Zealand |
| Died | 25 September 1927 (aged 64) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Party | Reform |
| Spouse | Louisa Dakin (m.30 Dec 1881) |
| Relations | Father: John Bollard MP |
| Children | 6 |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911–1914 | 18th | Raglan | Reform | ||
| 1914–1919 | 19th | Raglan | Reform | ||
| 1919–1922 | 20th | Raglan | Reform | ||
| 1922–1925 | 21st | Raglan | Reform | ||
| 1925–1927 | 22nd | Raglan | Reform | ||
Richard Francis Bollard (23 May 1863 – 25 August 1927) was a farmer[1] and New Zealand politician of the Reform Party. He represented the Raglan electorate from 1911 to 1927, when he died.[2] As Minister of Internal Affairs, he was a cabinet minister from 1923[3] to 1927 in the Reform Government.[4]
He was reported making speeches[5] and opening events and buildings; in 1912 farewelling the local publican,[6] in 1914 opening Matangi post office,[7] in 1915 opening the Winter Show of the Raglan A. and P. Association[8] and opening Whatawhata post office.[9] As Minister for Internal Affairs he opened Te Uku post office[10] and Te Hutewai School in 1924,[11] Raglan footbridge in 1926[12] and in 1924 was reported as making three calls one day and two the next, in between catching the train from Auckland to Wellington.[13]
Personal life
Bollard was the oldest of 14 children of John Bollard, also a Member of Parliament.[14] He was educated at Whau School,[15][16] which was later renamed Avondale Primary School.[17] In his youth he worked on his father's farm.[18] He married Louisa Dakin at St Jude's Church, Avondale, on 30 December 1881.[19] They had 6 children, Mrs Wallace Hunter (Wellington), Mrs D. Bennett (Ratotonga), Miss Muriel Bollard (Wellington), Miss Madge Bollard (Wellington), Jack Bollard (Tauwhare), and Charles Bollard (Wellington).[20] In 1884 he was chair of Avondale Cricket Club.[21] His first employment was with Avondale Road Board,[20] for which he became clerk in 1892, when it was chaired by his father.[22] In 1899 he and his brother in law bought a sawmill at Taupiri,[23][24] which they sold in 1908.[25] He then farmed at Tauwhare,[20] until moving to Wellington in 1923, when he was made a minister.[26] In April 1926 he moved to the ministerial house at 123 Tinakori Rd,[27] where he died on 25 August 1927,[20] a few days after catching pneumonia.[28] He was buried at Karori Cemetery.[29]
Notes
- ↑ "Mr R. Bollard". Evening Post. Vol. LXXXII, no. 144. 15 December 1911. p. 3.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 184.
- ↑ "Political Primings". NZ Truth. 23 June 1923. p. 5. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 78f.
- ↑ "A Minister' Honoured". New Zealand Herald. 15 May 1926. p. 12. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ↑ "Raglan". Waikato Argus. 26 March 1912. p. 4. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ↑ "Matangi Post Office". Waikato Argus. 17 June 1914. p. 2. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ↑ Waikato Times, Volume 84, Issue 13181, 22 May 1915, Page 4
- ↑ "WHATAWHATA POST OFFICE". Papers Past. Waikato Times, Volume 84, Issue 13188,, Page 4. 31 May 1915.
- ↑ Te Uku 1975 R T Vernon page 70
- ↑ Raglan Settlers Centennial Booklet 1940
- ↑ "Tin Tactics". Auckland Star. 15 May 1926. p. 14. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ↑ "Ministers' Movements". New Zealand Herald. 25 February 1924. p. 8. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ↑ "Death of Mr. John Bollard". The Evening Post. Press Association. 24 March 1912. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ↑ "Whau School. Daily Southern Cross". 26 December 1870.
- ↑ "School examinations. Daily Southern Cross". 15 January 1876.
- ↑ "Living Heritage - Avondale Primary School". www.livingheritage.org.nz. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ "The fatal accident at the Whau. New Zealand Herald". 19 March 1878.
- ↑ "Marriages. Auckland Star". 31 January 1885.
- 1 2 3 4 "Death of Mr Bollard. Waikato Times". 25 August 1927.
- ↑ "Auckland Star". 25 September 1884.
- ↑ "Auckland Star". 26 October 1892.
- ↑ "Waikato Argus". 9 September 1899.
- ↑ "Mrs Mary Jane Bailey. New Zealand Herald". 1 December 1934.
- ↑ "Waikato Argus". 24 June 1908.
- ↑ "Local and general. Waikato Times". 1 December 1924.
- ↑ "Women in print. Evening Post". 14 April 1926.
- ↑ "Mr Bollard's illness. Waikato Times". 23 August 1927.
- ↑ "Late Hon R F Bollard. Dominion". 27 August 1927.
References
- Wilson, Jim (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.