James Gillespie Barclay
James Gillespie Barclay (24 June 1882 – 5 October 1972) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.
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Biography
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1935–1938 | 25th | Marsden | Labour | |
| 1938–1943 | 26th | Marsden | Labour | |
Barclay was born in Pigeon Bay on Banks Peninsula. His father was Morrison Barclay. He married Helen Betrice in 1907, but was a widower by the time he joined the army. Before WWI, he was a farmer and lived in the Christchurch suburb of Riccarton. He served with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force from 1916 to 1919.[1] He then bought a property in Pukehuia, Northland, where he owned 1,600 acres (650 ha) near the Wairoa River. He sold his farm in 1931 and retired to Whangarei. He served on several local boards in Northland.[2]
Barclay unsuccessfully stood against the Prime Minister, Gordon Coates, in the Kaipara electorate in the 1928 election.[3] In the 1931 election, he unsuccessfully challenged the incumbent in the Marsden electorate in Northland, Alfred Murdoch.[4] He beat Murdoch in the 1935 election, but was defeated in turn by Murdoch after two parliamentary terms in 1943.[5][6]
He was a cabinet minister in the First Labour Government under Peter Fraser. He was Minister of Agriculture (1941–1943), Minister of Marketing (1941–1943), Minister of Lands (1943), and Commissioner of State Forests (1943).[7] He then became High Commissioner to Australia from 1944 to 1950.[8]
A son, Bruce Barclay, was Member of Parliament for Christchurch Central from 1969 to 1979. A nephew, Ron Barclay, was MP for New Plymouth from 1966 to 1975.[5]
James Barclay died in Christchurch in 1972.[1]
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References
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External links
- Portrait photo published in The New Zealand Herald in 1931
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- 1882 births
- 1972 deaths
- New Zealand Labour Party MPs
- Members of the Cabinet of New Zealand
- High Commissioners of New Zealand to Australia
- New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates
- Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
- Unsuccessful candidates in the New Zealand general election, 1928
- Unsuccessful candidates in the New Zealand general election, 1931
- Unsuccessful candidates in the New Zealand general election, 1943
