Ted Howard (politician)

Ted Howard
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Christchurch South
In office
17 December 1919 – 26 April 1939
Preceded byHarry Ell
Succeeded byRobert Macfarlane
Personal details
Born
Edwin John Harney

18 June 1868
Bristol, England
Died26 April 1939(1939-04-26) (aged 70)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Resting placeBromley Cemetery
Political partyLabour
Socialist Party
SpouseHarriet Garard Goring (1889–1903†)
RelationsMabel Howard (daughter)
Children3
Professiontrade unionist

Ted Howard (18 June 1868 – 26 April 1939), born as Edwin John Harney, was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party, and the father of cabinet minister Mabel Howard. He had been a prominent member of the New Zealand Socialist Party, a precursor to the Labour Party.