Albert Samuel

Albert Moeller Samuel (7 June 1876 – 18 June 1963) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1925–1928 22nd Ohinemuri Reform
1928–1931 23rd Thames Reform
1931–1935 24th Thames Reform

He was elected to the Ohinemuri electorate in the 1925 general election. In 1928 he was elected to the Thames electorate, but was defeated in 1935.[1]

Prior to his tenure as an electoral MP, Samuel fought in the Second Boer War in the 4th Contingent of the Mounted Rifles. He was a member of the NZEF during World War 1 and served as a major in the Wellington Mounted Rifles. He was decorated with the following honours:[2]

In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[3]

References

  1. ^ Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 137.
  2. ^ "Albert Moeller Samuel". Online Cenotaph. Auckland War Memorial Museum.
  3. ^ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. Vol. CXIX, no. 105. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
New Zealand Parliament Preceded byHugh Poland Member of Parliament for Ohinemuri 1925–1928 Constituency abolished Preceded byThomas William Rhodes Member of Parliament for Thames 1928–1935 Succeeded byJim Thorn
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