Edward Lake (politician)

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1884–1887 9th Waipa Independent
1891–1893 11th Waikato Independent

Edward Lake (1835 – 25 February 1908) was a 19th-century independent conservative Member of Parliament in the Waikato region of New Zealand.

Lake was born in Kent, England. He came to New Zealand in 1875.[1]

He represented the Waipa electorate from 1884 to 1887, when he retired. He then represented the Waikato electorate from an 1891 by-election to 1893, when he retired.[2]

Lake died on 25 February 1908 at Onehunga.[3]

  1. ^ "Death of Mr. Edward Lake". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. XLV, no. 13683. 26 February 1908. p. 8. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 211. OCLC 154283103.
  3. ^ "Death of Mr Edward Lake". Waikato Argus. Vol. XXIV, no. 3715. 25 February 1908. p. 3. Retrieved 28 July 2015.