Frank Findlay

For the British actor, see Frank Finlay.

Frank Findlay (1884 – 31 March 1945) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1943–1945 27th Hamilton National

Findlay was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1884.[1] He emigrated to New Zealand in 1902.[2] In his younger days, he was a successful athlete, including the champion for decathlon and high and long jump in Northland.[2] From 1921, he was a baker in Hamilton and belonged to the Presbyterian church, where he was an elder. He was active with the YMCA.[1]

He was on the Hamilton Borough Council for 12 years and served as Deputy Mayor for some time.[1] In the 1943 election, he defeated the incumbent, Charles Barrell from Labour, in the Hamilton electorate.[1][3] He suffered a heart attack while playing tennis and died in Waikato Hospital some days later on 31 March 1945.[2][4] He died while holding office as an MP.[3] His death caused a by-election that was won by Hilda Ross.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
  2. ^ a b c "Death in Hospital". Auckland Star. Vol. LXXVI, no. 77. 2 April 1945. p. 2. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 196. OCLC 154283103.
  4. ^ "Obituary". The Evening Post. Vol. CXXXIX, no. 77. 2 April 1945. p. 6. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Woman Wins". Auckland Star. Vol. LXXVI, no. 124. 28 May 1945. p. 3. Retrieved 6 June 2017.