Henry Thacker
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The Honourable Henry Thacker |
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Henry Thacker in 1918
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Christchurch East |
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In office 1914 – 1922 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Davey |
| Succeeded by | Tim Armstrong |
| 32nd Mayor of Christchurch | |
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In office 1919–1923 |
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| Preceded by | Henry Holland |
| Succeeded by | James Arthur Flesher |
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20 March 1870 Okains Bay, New Zealand |
| Died | 3 May 1939 (aged 69) |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Political party | New Zealand Liberal Party |
| Occupation | doctor |
Henry Thomas Joynt Thacker (20 March 1870 – 3 May 1939) was a doctor, New Zealand Member of Parliament and Mayor of Christchurch.
Thacker was born in Okains Bay on Banks Peninsula on 20 March 1870. His parents were Essy Joynt and John Edward Thacker. His father was an editor of the Sligo Guardian and after emigration to Christchurch in 1850, launched the second newspaper in Canterbury, the Guardian and Canterbury Advertiser. The newspaper failed after only a few months.
Henry Thacker attended Boys' High School and then Canterbury College (what is now known as the University of Canterbury), from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. He then enrolled at Edinburgh University where he gained his M.B. and C.M. diplomas in 1895. Two years later he gained a fellowship in the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin.
Thacker returned to Christchurch in 1898 and opened a practice in Latimer Square. He represented Canterbury in rugby union in 1889 and 1891 and assisted in the development of Richard Arnst. From 1899 he held the rank of Captain in the Army Medical Corps.
Thacker was the first president of the Canterbury Rugby Football League when the organisation began holding competitions in 1913. He served in this position from 1912 until 1929 and became a life member in 1920. Thacker also donated the Thacker Shield in 1913. He was the manager of the New Zealand side during their tour of Australia in 1913.
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