Alfred Hindmarsh

Alfred Hindmarsh
1st Leader of the Labour Party
In office
7 July 1916 – 13 November 1918
Succeeded byHarry Holland
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Wellington South
In office
14 December 1911 – 13 November 1918
Preceded byRobert Wright
Succeeded byBob Semple
Member of the Wellington City Council
In office
27 April 1905 – 8 May 1915
ConstituencyAt-large
Personal details
Born(1860-04-18)18 April 1860
Port Elliot, South Australia, Australia
Died13 November 1918(1918-11-13) (aged 58)
Wellington, New Zealand
Political partyLabour
Other political
affiliations
United Labour (1912–16)
Labour (1910–12)
IPLL (1904–10)
Spouse
Winifred Taylor
(m. 1892⁠–⁠1916)
RelationsJohn Hindmarsh (grandfather)
Children4
ProfessionLawyer

Alfred Humphrey Hindmarsh (18 April 1860 – 13 November 1918) was a New Zealand politician, lawyer, and unionist. He died in the 1918 influenza epidemic. He served as the first leader of the modern New Zealand Labour Party.