J. T. Marryat Hornsby

J. T. Marryat Hornsby MP
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Wairarapa
In office 1899 – 1902
Preceded by	Walter Buchanan
Succeeded by	Walter Buchanan
In office 1905 – 1908
Preceded by	Walter Buchanan
Succeeded by	Walter Buchanan
In office 1914 – 1919
Preceded by	Walter Buchanan
Succeeded by	Alexander McLeod
Personal details
Born	13 March 1857 Hobart, Tasmania
Died	23 February 1921 Carterton, New Zealand
Political party	Liberal

John Thomas Marryat Hornsby (13 March 1857 – 23 February 1921), generally known as J. T. Marryat Hornsby, was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party from the Wairarapa. He was a newspaper editor and proprietor.

Hornsby was born at Hobart, Tasmania in 1857. His family moved to Nelson in 1874 and when the other family members returned to Hobart, he remained in New Zealand.

He was a Member of Parliament for the Wairarapa electorate in the 14th (1899–1902), 16th (1905–1908), and 19th (1914–1919) Parliaments.

He defeated Walter Clarke Buchanan (the Conservative sitting member from 1887) in 1899, but lost to him in 1902 and 1908. Buchanan was later the Reform Party candidate.

Hornsby was defeated in 1919 by Alexander Donald McLeod.

Hornsby died at Carterton in 1921.

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