William Pember Reeves
William Pember Reeves | |||||||||||||||
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Portrait of William Pember Reeves possibly taken when he was elected to be a member of parliament in 1887 | |||||||||||||||
| 5th High Commissioner to the United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||
| In office December 1896 – December 1908 | |||||||||||||||
| Monarchs | Victoria Edward VII | ||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Richard Seddon | ||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Westby Perceval | ||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | William Hall-Jones | ||||||||||||||
| 1st Minister of Labour | |||||||||||||||
| In office 31 May 1892 – 10 January 1896 | |||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | John Ballance Richard Seddon | ||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Richard Seddon | ||||||||||||||
| 9th Minister of Education | |||||||||||||||
| In office 24 January 1891 – 10 January 1896 | |||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | John Ballance Richard Seddon | ||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Thomas William Hislop | ||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | William Campbell Walker | ||||||||||||||
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for City of Christchurch | |||||||||||||||
| In office 5 December 1890 – 13 February 1896 | |||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Constituency recreated | ||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Charles Lewis | ||||||||||||||
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for St Albans | |||||||||||||||
| In office 26 September 1887 – 5 December 1890 | |||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Francis James Garrick | ||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished | ||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 February 1857 Lyttelton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 May 1932 (aged 75) London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Liberal | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Magdalen Stuart Robison | ||||||||||||||
| Children | 3, including Amber Reeves | ||||||||||||||
| Parent(s) | William Reeves (father) Ellen Pember (mother) | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Lawyer and journalist | ||||||||||||||
| Cricket career | |||||||||||||||
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| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1879/80–1887/88 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 22 November 2020 | |||||||||||||||
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William Pember Reeves (10 February 1857 – 16 May 1932) was a New Zealand politician, cricketer, historian and poet who is most notable for his role in the creation of New Zealand's system of industrial relations as Minister of Labour during the Liberal Government of 1891 to 1912.