Edward Masters
New Zealand politician (1838–1881)
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Edward Masters (1838 – 27 November 1881) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Westland, New Zealand.
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879–1881 | 7th | Grey Valley | Independent | ||
Masters was born in Melbourne in 1838. He was Mayor of Greymouth for several terms.[1]
He represented the Grey Valley electorate from 1879 to 1881, when he resigned.[2] He sent his resignation from Melbourne in May 1881, stating that his medical advisers feared for his life if he travelled to New Zealand in his poor state of health.[3] Masters died later in the year in Richmond, Melbourne, on 27 November.[4] He was 43 years old and is buried at Kew Cemetery.[5][6]
