James Yems

James Yems (1812 – 10 September 1868) was a New Zealand auctioneer and politician. He came to Wellington on 24 May 1841 on Lord William Bentinck, and in 1842 moved to Taranaki. Until 1845, Yems was a auctioneer, but then moved to South Australia. He returned to New Zealand later, and was elected to the Taranaki Provincial Council for New Plymouth in 1861, a position which he held until 1863.[1] On 26 January 1864 a meeting was held to replace Yems in the Provincial Council. Warwick Weston was elected unanimously.[2]

Election

On 10 June 1861, there was a nomination meeting to decide the candidates for the 'Town of New Plymouth' ward of the Taranaki Provincial Council. 6 people were nominated, with there being 4 places available in the ward. The candidates proposed were incumbent and former MP Francis Gledhill, incumbent Edward Larwill Humphries,[3] provincial representative of 'Grey and Bell' George Yates Lethbridge,[4] Walt, later representative Warwick Weston,[5] and Yems. A show of hands conducted was in favour of Gledhill, Humphries, Watt, and Yems. However, Weston demanded a poll. The results on the poll were:[a][6]

Ranking Party Name No. of votes
1. Independent James Yems 69
2. Independent Francis Gledhill 66
3. Independent Edward Larwill Humphries 63
4. Independent George Yates Lethbridge 43

Notes

  1. ^ Watt and Weston's results do not appear in the source.

References

  1. ^ Scholefield, Guy (1940). Dictionary of New Zealand Biography M–Addenda (PDF). Wellington: Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. p. 537. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  2. ^ "The Natives". Taranaki Herald. Vol. XII, no. 600. 30 January 1864. p. 2. Retrieved 7 September 2017 – via Papers Past.
  3. ^ Scholefield, Guy (1940). Dictionary of New Zealand Biography M–Addenda (PDF). Wellington: Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. p. 419. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  4. ^ Scholefield, Guy (1940). Dictionary of New Zealand Biography M–Addenda (PDF). Wellington: Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. p. 494. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  5. ^ Scholefield, Guy (1940). Dictionary of New Zealand Biography M–Addenda (PDF). Wellington: Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. p. 484. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Taranaki". The Wellington Independent. Vol. XVI, no. 1591. 14 June 1861. p. 5. Retrieved 6 October 2017 – via Papers Past.