Ewen William Alison (29 February 1852 – 6 June 1945) was a conservative politician who sat in both the House of Representatives (1902–1908) and the Legislative Council (1918–1932) of New Zealand.

Alison in 1913

Biography

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New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1902–1905 15th Waitemata Independent
1905–1908 16th Waitemata Independent

He was born in Auckland on leap day in 1852.[1]

He won the Auckland electorate of Waitemata in the 1902 general election, and held it to 1908, when he retired.[2] In 1905 Alison had been associated with the breakaway New Liberal Party led initially by Harry Bedford and Francis Fisher, but had left the group before the election in December. Alison contested the Waitemata electorate in the 1911 election, but was eliminated in the first ballot.[3]

In 1918, Alison was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council. He was reappointed in 1925 and served until the expiry of his second term in 1932.[4]

He died at his home in Takapuna on 6 June 1945.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Laxon, W. A. "Alison, Ewen William - Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  2. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 92.
  3. ^ AtoJs 1911 election 1912, p. 6.
  4. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 73.

References

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New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Waitemata
1902–1908
Succeeded by