- Daniel Giles Sullivan
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For other people of the same name, see Daniel Sullivan (disambiguation).
The Honourable
Daniel Giles Sullivan
MP
Daniel Giles Sullivan in 1941 13th Minister of Railways In office
26 November 1935 – 12 December 1941Prime Minister Michael Joseph Savage
Peter FraserPreceded by George Forbes Succeeded by Bob Semple Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for AvonIn office
17 December 1919 – 8 April 1947Preceded by George Warren Russell Succeeded by John Mathison 35th Mayor of Christchurch In office
1931–1936Preceded by Rev. John Archer Succeeded by John Beanland Personal details Born 18 July 1882
WalthamDied 8 April 1947 (aged 64)
Lewisham Hospital, WellingtonNationality 
New ZealandPolitical party Labour Cabinet New Zealand Cabinet Daniel Giles "Dan" Sullivan (18 July 1882 – 8 April 1947) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament, Cabinet Minister and Mayor of Christchurch.
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Early years
Born in Christchurch in 1882, Sullivan was President/Secretary of the Canterbury French Polishers Union and National Federation of Furniture Trades Unions.
He was a member of the Christchurch City Council between 1915–23 and 1925–31, and Mayor of Christchurch 1931-36.
Member of Parliament
Parliament of New Zealand Years Term Electorate Party 1919–22 Labour 1922–25 Labour 1925–28 22nd Avon Labour 1928–31 Labour 1931–35 24th Avon Labour 1935–38 25th Avon Labour 1938–43 Labour 1943–46 Labour 1946–47 Labour Dan Sullivan represented the Avon Electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives for 28 years from 1919 to 1947. During the 1920s Sullivan and Jimmy McCombs led the opposition to Harry Holland within the Parliamentary Labour Party caucus.[1]
Sullivan was a significant Cabinet Minister in the First Labour Government of New Zealand: the Minister of Industries and Commerce between 1935–47, Minister of Railways from 1935 to 1941 and the high profile wartime Minister of Supply and Munitions. He was also Acting Prime Minister from April to July 1944.
Death and commemoration
Sullivan died on 8 April 1947.[2] Sullivan Avenue in the Christchurch suburb of Woolston was named in Sullivan's honour in 1929.[3]
Further reading
- From the Cradle to the Grave: a biography of Michael Joseph Savage by Barry Gustafson (1986, Reed Methuen, Auckland) ISBN 0474001385 (page 298 of Biographical Appendix)
- Labour's Path to Political Independence: the Origins and Establishment of the NZLP: 1900-19 by Barry Gustafson (1980, Oxford University Press, Auckland)
References
- ^ The New Zealand Parliamentary Record: 1840-1984 by J. O. Wilson (1985, Government Printer, Wellington)
- ^ Watson, James (updated 22 June 2007). "Sullivan, Daniel Giles 1882 - 1947". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/4s55/1. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ^ Harper, Margaret. "Christchurch Street Names S" (in en). Christchurch City Libraries. pp. 135. http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Heritage/PlaceNames/ChristchurchStreetNames-S.pdf. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
External links
- The Hon. D. G. Sullivan, a 1936 biographical article from the New Zealand Railways Magazine
- Robin Hyde on Mr Sullivan and others in Parliament in 1925
Categories:- 1882 births
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- Burials at Ruru Lawn Cemetery
- Mayors of Christchurch
- Members of the Cabinet of New Zealand
- Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
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- New Zealand MPs for Christchurch electorates
- New Zealand people of Irish descent
- New Zealand people of Scottish descent
- New Zealand temperance activists
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