Edward Graham McMinn

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1878–1879 6th Waipa Independent

Edward Graham McMinn (1843 - 30 May 1883) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in the Waikato Region of New Zealand.

Edward Graham McMinn was born in the town of Antrim in Northern Ireland to Francis Joseph McMinn and Mary McMinn.[1]

He represented the Waipa electorate from 1878 to 1879, when he was defeated.[2]

In the 1879 election, Whitaker won the seat and McMinn came third (Waipa voted on 10 September 1879).[3] The "Greyite" (Liberal) vote was split.[4]

He was found dead in his bed at Harapipi southwest of Hamilton, aged 40 years. He had been a staff-sergeant in Von Tempsky's Forest Rangers.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ "Edward Graham McMinn". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  2. ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 217. OCLC 154283103.
  3. ^ "Waipa Election". Auckland Star. 12 September 1879.
  4. ^ "The Waikato Times". 11 September 1879.
  5. ^ "Sudden Death of Mr McMinn". The New Zealand Herald. 31 March 1883.
  6. ^ "The Late Mr McMinn". The New Zealand Herald. 3 April 1883.
  7. ^ "The Waikato Times". 3 April 1883.