Gordon Hultquist
| Gordon Hultquist | |
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| Member of Parliament, Bay of Plenty | |
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In office 28 November 1935 – 1 November 1941 † |
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| Preceded by | Kenneth Williams |
| Succeeded by | Bill Sullivan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1904 Bunbury, WA, Australia |
| Died | 1 November 1941 Egypt |
| Religion | Salvation Army |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | New Zealand Army |
| Years of service | 1939–1941 |
| Rank |
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| Battles/wars | World War II |
Axel Gordon Hultquist, known as Gordon Hultquist (1904 – 1 November 1941) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.
Hultquist was born in Bunbury, Western Australia, an electrician and the son of a Swedish Salvation Army Officer.
Hultquist was on John A. Lee's campaign committee in 1931.
He represented the Bay of Plenty electorate from the 1935 general election to 1941.
A territorial soldier, he volunteered on the outbreak of war in 1939. He enlisted in the New Zealand Army, and took part in the campaigns in Greece and Crete. He was a Lieutenant in the Signals Corps when he died in Egypt from influenza.
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