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32-579: Thomas Dick may refer to: Thomas Dick (politician) (1823–1900), New Zealand politician Thomas Dick (scientist) (1774–1857), Scottish church minister, science teacher and writer Thomas Dick (hotelier) (1809–1874), of Queen's Hotel, Toronto Thomas Pattinson Dick (1903–1979), English badminton international See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Thomas Dick Thomas Dick-Lauder Dick Thomas (disambiguation) Tom, Dick and Harry [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

64-729: A bank manager, and she became a national officer in the Women's Christian Temperance Union New Zealand in 1896. His last address was George Street, Dunedin . He is also buried at Dunedin Southern Cemetery, but not in the family grave. His mother-in-law, Elizabeth Darling, who had been born on Saint Helena, died on 9 April 1883. His sister-in-law, Agnes Darling, married Andrew Fleming. From 1865, 'Dick & Fleming' traded as land agents. Agnes Fleming died at her residence in Molesworth Street, Wellington on 16 June 1899 and

96-593: A newspaper that he was the first editor of in 1851 but no longer had control over, but that newspaper backed the Moorhouse tunnel. The electors' excitement stemmed from the fact that the outcome of an election might significantly impact on their district; where one candidate might have promised a school, roads and bridges, another candidate might not deliver the same for their locality. Amongst other things, taxation, education, charitable aid and temperance were important issues back then. Initially, an open voting system

128-458: A variety of reasons, the provincial councils were more effective than the national Parliament. Initially, this was partially because Parliament was made up of strong personalities with strong and differing regional interests, who had no prior experience of acting for the greater good of the country as a whole. Consequently, the role of a provincial Superintendent was more highly regarded than those of Members of Parliament. The constitution had given

160-694: Is buried at the Dunedin Southern Cemetery. Dick Street in Kihikihi is named for him. Elizabeth Reid Dick died in 1906 and is buried in the family grave. Superintendent (politics) Provinces existed in New Zealand from 1841 until 1876 as a form of sub-national government. After the initial provinces pre-1853, new provinces were formed by the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 . This Act established

192-536: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Thomas Dick (politician) Thomas Dick (13 August 1823 – 5 February 1900) was a 19th-century New Zealand politician. Originally a merchant, he worked in London and then represented his firm on Saint Helena for seven years. From there, he was sent to Dunedin as the company's representative; he emigrated with an extended family. He soon became involved in politics and

224-796: Is their use to determine, with the exception of the Chatham Islands , Northland , and South Canterbury , the geographical boundaries for anniversary day public holidays. The provincial councils and the House of Representatives were "locked into a battle of supremacy that would last for 20 years." The 1852 constitution defined thirteen areas where law making was reserved for the House of Representatives: customs, post-office, shipping dues, lighthouses, weights and measures, currency, bankruptcy, judiciary, marriage, Crown lands and native land (i.e. lands held by Māori ), criminal law, and inheritance law. For

256-590: The Governor substantial powers over the provincial councils, but many anomalies resulted in an increase in the power of the Superintendents. The Governor could dissolve the provincial council at any time, veto its enactments, or remove the Superintendent from office if voted by the majority of provincial councillors or disallow the Superintendent's elections (the latter two both within three month of

288-661: The Executive of the Provincial Council from May 1864 (when he was first elected onto the council) until April 1865. McGlashan had been on the first Council (1853–1855) and had represented the City of Dunedin electorate in Parliament from 1860 until his resignation in 1862. Clapcott withdrew his candidacy (apparently, he was not well received by the voters) and resigned from the council a month later. The election

320-468: The Superintendent's election). However, only Superintendents had the power to convene a provincial council, and by simply delaying the first meeting beyond the three months threshold, much of the power of the Governor was negated. So in practice, Superintendents were more powerful than had been anticipated by the constitution. Another practicality was that Parliament had long breaks between sessions due to

352-553: The Whitaker Ministry (11 October 1882 – 25 September 1883). The author of The History of Otago says about Dick that "he distinguished himself more by an assiduous devotion to duty than by any display of brilliance." Dick was deeply involved in church matters. He became a baptist on Saint Helena, but was open-minded to all other evangelical churches. He was one of the original trustees of Knox Church in Dunedin. As

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384-524: The building is now classified as Category I by Heritage New Zealand . Dick was born in Edinburgh , the son of Thomas Dick and Marjorie Dick (née Sherriff). The family moved to London , but he was sent back to Edinburgh for his education. He was employed by London merchandise firms and his second employer sent him to Saint Helena as their company representative in 1850 for seven years. There he married his second wife, Elizabeth Clarissa Darling in 1850. He

416-543: The difficulty of travel at the time. In one instance, the Wellington Provincial Council passed an act that empowered itself to raise a £25,000 loan. By the time Parliament next convened and repealed the act, the loan had already been effected and could not be undone. Hence, the role of the Superintendents went much beyond the act of presiding over a provincial council. The post came with a lot of honour and responsibility. To be eligible to vote in

448-563: The family grave at the Dunedin Southern Cemetery . His elder son, Thomas Hudson Dick (b. 1852, Saint Helena – d. 19 June 1921) was a rope maker and signed up at 19 to serve in the machine gun corps. His last address was in the Dunedin suburb of Mornington . His daughter, Elizabeth (Lizzie) Low died on 9 September 1924. Both Thomas and Elizabeth Low are buried in the family grave. His son James Bertram Dick (1859-1930) married Edith Ellen Boot (1865-1945) in 1893. He became

480-483: The first six provinces of Auckland , New Plymouth , Wellington , Nelson , Canterbury , and Otago . Other provinces were established later. Each province elected its own legislature known as a Provincial Council, and elected a Superintendent who was not a member of the council. The elections for council and superintendent were not necessarily held at the same time. Following abolition, the provinces became known as provincial districts. Their only visible function today

512-487: The population grew during the gold mining days , he was one of the founders Hanover Street Baptist Church and became one of the trustees. In 1991, the church building was classified a Category I historic place by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (since renamed to Heritage New Zealand), with registration number 4792. In London, he married Mary Barber in 1846. A daughter, Eliza Mary,

544-693: The president of the Dunedin Union from 1895 to 1899, hosting the national convention for the WCTU NZ in Dunedin in April 1896. She assisted with the work and fundraising for the Leavitt House and the Sailor's Rest, both religiously inspired social reform efforts in Dunedin. Dick died at his residence 'Viewmount' on 5 February 1900. He was survived by his third wife, one daughter and his two sons. He

576-433: The provincial (or national) elections, voters had to be male owners of property valued at £50, or leasehold valued at £10. The election for Superintendent, to be held every four years, was a major event in the provinces for weeks and months leading up to it. It was such an exciting event that even the children of that time could remember it later in their adult lives. It was not uncommon that newspapers would be founded with

608-607: The purpose of supporting a candidate and attacking the opponent. The Press , for example, these days the largest newspaper in the South Island , was founded by James FitzGerald (1st Superintendent of Canterbury) to oppose the Lyttelton Rail Tunnel proposal by his opponent William Sefton Moorhouse (2nd Superintendent of Canterbury). Moorhouse had tried to use the Lyttelton Times for this purpose,

640-824: The remaining voters may be encouraged to vote for another candidate, in order to prevent the unwanted rival from gaining office. These unofficial tallies were still circulated after voting at the ballot box had been introduced. Drunkenness, fighting and the throwing of flour bags and rotten eggs on election day were common. From 1853 to 1876, New Zealand had 41 superintendents across its ten provinces. The Auckland Province had nine superintendents: The Canterbury Province had four superintendents: The Hawke's Bay Province had four superintendents: The Marlborough Province had five superintendents: The Nelson Province had four superintendents: The Otago Province had five superintendents: The Southland Province had three superintendents: The Taranaki Province (initially called

672-405: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Dick&oldid=1214777940 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

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704-483: The third Atkinson Ministry on 16 August 1884. He was appointed Minister of Education on 15 December 1880 in the Hall Ministry and also continuously served in this role until 16 August 1884. He was appointed Minister of Justice on 23 April 1881 in the Hall Ministry and held this role until 11 October 1882 during the term of the Whitaker Ministry. He was Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner in

736-500: Was Superintendent from 1865 to 1867. The 1865 election for the Superintendency was caused by the resignation on 23 June 1865 of John Hyde Harris , who claimed significant differences in opinion with his executive, as well as a need to devote more time to his private financial affairs, as reasons for his resignation. At the nomination meeting, Dick, Henry Clapcott and Edward McGlashan were proposed. Clapcott had been on

768-463: Was Superintendent of Otago Province from 1865 until 1867. Over a period of 24 years, he represented various Dunedin electorates in Parliament and was Colonial Secretary (1880–1884), Minister of Justice from 1881 to 1882, and Minister of Education from 1881 to 1884. A deeply religious man, he was involved in many church affairs. He was one of the founders of Hanover Street Baptist Church ;

800-595: Was also interred at Dunedin Southern Cemetery. Another sister-in-law, Charlotte Darling, married Henry Wirgman Robinson. She died at Naseby on 26 October 1873 in childbirth, aged 35, and was also buried in the family grave. Thomas Dick's second wife died on 29 April 1869 at their residence 'Viewmount' in Queen Street, Dunedin. She is also buried at South Dunedin Cemetery. He remarried in 1871 to Elizabeth "Eliza" Reid Walker (née Stewart) at Invercargill . She

832-538: Was born the following year. His daughter married Henry Purdie in 1872 and died on 31 July 1892 in Christchurch and is buried at Linwood Cemetery . His first wife died in 1849, and he remarried in 1850 at Saint Helena to Elizabeth Clarrissa Darling, and there were two sons and one daughter by this marriage. His wife's mother and siblings had emigrated with them, and many of the Dick and Darling family are buried in

864-614: Was defeated by William Downie Stewart by 504 votes to 480 in the 1884 election . Previously he had not been defeated; he had resigned the seat he then held in 1862, 1863, 1866, 1867 and 1881. Dick contested the Dunedin West electorate again in the 1887 election , but he was again defeated by Stewart by a similar margin (708 votes to 695). He was then offered to be appointed to the Legislative Council , but he declined and retired from politics. In Port Chalmers, Dick

896-409: Was elected on 17 March 1866 and resigned on 15 October 1866. He successfully contested the 15 December 1866 by-election , but resigned again on 26 April 1867. David Forsyth Main succeeded him through the 1867 by-election . Dick served in three Ministries: Hall , Whitaker , and the third Atkinson . He was Colonial Secretary from 5 March 1880 and held this role continuously until the defeat of

928-572: Was held on 4 August 1865 and with 990 votes to 565, Dick achieved a clear majority. He represented four Dunedin electorates, first the City of Dunedin electorate from 1860 to 1862 and 1862 to 1863, then the Port Chalmers electorate in 1866 and 1866 –1867, then the City of Dunedin electorate again from 1879 to 1881, then the Dunedin West electorate from 1881 to 1884, when he

960-530: Was the widow of Frederick Walker (d. 1866 ), who was Provincial Treasurer of Otago and whom Dick knew from the voyage on the Bosworth . Eliza Reid Dick was a founding secretary in May 1885 of the Dunedin chapter of the Women's Christian Temperance Union New Zealand (WCTU NZ). She continued supporting the WCTU NZ campaigns, including signing the petition for women to win the right to vote in 1893. She served as

992-566: Was transferred to Dunedin , New Zealand, in 1857, arriving there with his wife, four children, his wife's mother (Elizabeth Darling) and his wife's siblings on the ship Bosworth on 26 November. He became an auctioneer in Dunedin. Dick was active in politics in the Otago District of New Zealand. He was elected to the Otago Provincial Council on 12 February 1859. He was Provincial Secretary for several years and

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1024-416: Was used, where those enrolled would tell the electoral officer their choice of candidate, who would note this on the electoral role. All of this was reasonably public, and unofficial tallies of the count would circulate. These tallies may well have been adjusted to suit a particular outcome. For example, where more than two candidates stood for election, a preferred candidate might be shown as so far behind that

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