Bruce Townshend
Charles Bruce Townshend, known as Bruce Townshend (21 November 1931 – 25 April 1987) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.
Biography
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1978–1981 | 39th | Kaimai | National | |
| 1981–1984 | 40th | Kaimai | National | |
| 1984–1987 | 41st | Kaimai | National | |
Townshend was born in Paeroa in 1931, and he received his education at Paeroa College.[1]
He represented the Kaimai electorate in Parliament from 1978[2] to 25 April 1987, when he died in office.[3] Robert Anderson replaced him later that year at the 1987 election.
Notes
- ↑ Gustafson 1986, p. 348.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 241.
- ↑ "Charles Bruce Townshend Death Notice". The New Zealand Herald. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
References
- Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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