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Alfred Ansell

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Alfred Ansell

Alfred Edward Ansell (1876 – 16 February 1941) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1928–1931 23rd Chalmers Reform
1931–1935 24th Chalmers Reform

Ansell was born in 1876 in Dunedin.[1] He was elected to the Chalmers electorate in the 1928 general election, but was defeated in 1935.[2]

In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[3] He died unexpectedly on 16 February 1941.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Obituary : Mr A. E. Ansell". Evening Star. No. 23812. 17 February 1941. p. 8. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  2. ^ Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 93.
  3. ^ "Official jubilee medals". The Evening Post. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Chalmers
1928–1935
Succeeded by