Jimmy Nash
New Zealand politician (1871–1952)
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James Alfred Nash CBE (27 July 1871 – 24 July 1952), known as Jimmy Nash, was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand and a Mayor of Palmerston North.
James Nash | |
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Nash in 1928 | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Palmerston | |
| In office 1918 by-election – 1935 | |
| Preceded by | David Buick |
| Succeeded by | Joe Hodgens |
| 15th Mayor of Palmerston North | |
| In office 1908–1923 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Essex |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Joseph Nathan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 July 1871 Foxton, New Zealand |
| Died | 24 July 1952 (aged 80) Palmerston North, New Zealand |
| Party | Reform Party (until 1936) National |
Biography
Nash was born in 1871 in Foxton to Ann Ellen Webster and Norman Nash.[1]
He won the Palmerston electorate (since renamed the Palmerston North electorate) in the 1918 Palmerston by-election after the death of David Buick, and held it to 1935, when he was defeated by the Labour candidate, Joe Hodgens in a three-person contest involving the town's mayor, Gus Mansford.[2] He was Chairman of Committees in 1935.[3] He contested the 1938 election in the Palmerston North for the National Party, but was again defeated by Hodgens.[4]
In 1935, Nash was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[5] He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for public and municipal services in the 1951 New Year Honours.[6] Nash was a prominent Freemason and was appointed past grand master of Lodge Kilwinning, Manawatu, in 1946.[1]
He died at his home in Palmerston North on 24 July 1952,[1] and was buried in Terrace End Cemetery.[7]
