Ernest Aderman
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Ernest Aderman OBE |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for New Plymouth |
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In office 1943–1966 |
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| Preceded by | Frederick Frost |
| Succeeded by | Ron Barclay |
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Ernest Philip Aderman 22 May 1894 Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 27 February 1968 (aged 73) |
| Political party | National |
| Spouse(s) | Phyllis May Lowther (m. 1927) |
Rev. Ernest Philip Aderman OBE (22 May 1894 – 27 February 1968) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.
Aderman was born in Queensland, Australia, in 1894. He received his education at Lapwood Primary (Queensland), and at Church of Christ Theological College (Melbourne), from where he obtained a diploma in theology. He attended the University of Queensland (Brisbane) between 1920 and 1925, and graduated with a BA. During his student years, he helped out on his parents' farm, and later served the church in Auburn, Sydney.
He married Phyllis May Lowther at the Ann Street Church of Christ, Brisbane, on 8 March 1927. The couple arrived in Wellington, New Zealand, on 13 March 1928 by the Marama.
Aderman lectured at the Church of Christ Theological College in Glenleith, Dunedin, and ministered in South Dunedin. From 1930, he served the church at Dominion Road, Auckland. He was President of the Churches of Christ in 1936. During World War II, he was a chaplain to the 2nd Taranaki Regiment.
Aderman contested the 1938 election in the Dunedin South electorate and was unsuccessful against the incumbent, Fred Jones.
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