Frederick Flatman

Frederick Flatman
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Geraldine
In office
4 December 1896 – 17 November 1908
Preceded byElectorate in abeyance
Succeeded byThomas Buxton
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Pareora
In office
28 November 1893 – 4 December 1896
Preceded byNew electorate
Succeeded byElectorate abolished
Personal details
Born
Frederick Robert Flatman

1843
Suffolk, England
Died21 September 1911
Woodbury near Geraldine

Frederick Robert Flatman (1843 – 21 September 1911) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament of the Liberal Party for the Pareora and Geraldine electorates.

Early life

Flatman was born in Suffolk in 1843[1] and went to school in Oulton Broad. He came to Lyttelton on the Mary Ann in 1862 and went to South Canterbury. He was a successful businessman, and was storekeeper in Geraldine and Woodbury, and a sawmiller, before he concentrated on farming.[2][3]

Member of Parliament

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1893–1896 12th Pareora Liberal
1896–1899 13th Geraldine Liberal
1899–1902 14th Geraldine Liberal
1902–1905 15th Geraldine Liberal
1905–1908 16th Geraldine Liberal

Flatman represented the Pareora and Geraldine electorates for fifteen years (1893–1908) in the New Zealand House of Representatives.[4] He defeated Arthur Rhodes for the Pareora electorate in 1893 by 1594 to 1377 votes.[5] From 1904 to 1906 Flatman served as the Liberal Party's senior whip.[6] In 1908 he was defeated by William Nosworthy for the Ashburton electorate in the second ballot.[7]

The Lyttelton Times described Frederick Flatman as a member "not of the ornamental type, but plain, blunt, possessing strong convictions, straightforward manners and simple directness of speech. He also acquired in 3 years a surprising grasp and mastery of political questions. He was certainly the best of the South Island farmer members-perhaps the best in New Zealand. He was a fine man."[8]

Death

He died on 21 September 1911 at Woodbury near Geraldine.[1][9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Obituary". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. XXXI, no. 8477. 21 September 1911. p. 5. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  2. ^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1903). "Geraldine". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Canterbury Provincial District. Christchurch. Retrieved 25 May 2010.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Hamer, David A. (1988). The New Zealand Liberals: The Years of Power, 1891–1912. Auckland: Auckland University Press. p. 362. ISBN 1-86940-014-3.
  4. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 197.
  5. ^ "The General Election". Timaru Herald. Vol. LV, no. 5828. 1 December 1893. p. 3. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  6. ^ Wilson 1985, p. 279.
  7. ^ "The General Election, 1908". National Library. 1909. pp. 19, 33. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  8. ^ "THE MEMBER FOR PAREORA". Lyttelton Times. 14 April 1896. p. 4. Retrieved 28 November 2021 – via Papers Past.
  9. ^ "OBITUARY". Lyttelton Times. 22 September 1911. p. 8. Retrieved 28 November 2021 – via Papers Past.

Sources

  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
New Zealand Parliament
New constituency Member of Parliament for Pareora
1893–1896 		Constituency abolished
In abeyance
Title last held by
Arthur Rhodes 		Member of Parliament for Geraldine
1896–1908 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Senior Whip of the Liberal Party
1904–1906 		Succeeded by