T. K. Sidey Medal
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The Honourable Sir Thomas Sidey |
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| 15th Attorney-General of New Zealand | |
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In office 10 December 1928 – 22 September 1931 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Rolleston |
| Succeeded by | William Downie Stewart, Jr. |
| 28th Minister of Justice of New Zealand | |
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In office 18 December 1929 – 28 May 1930 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Wilford |
| Succeeded by | John Cobbe |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Thomas Kay Sidey 27 May 1863 Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Died |
20 May 1933 (aged 69) Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Political party |
Liberal Party (1901-28) United Party (1928-33) |
| Spouse(s) | Helena Baxter |
| Children | 1 |
Sir Thomas Kay Sidey (27 May 1863 – 20 May 1933) was a New Zealand politician from the Otago region, remembered for his successful advocacy of daylight saving time.
Sidey was born on 27 May 1863, to John and Johan Murray Sidey, in the Dunedin suburb of Corstorphine. His father had come to wealth during the Otago Gold Rush as a storekeeper. Tom Sidey attended Otago Boys' High School and graduated from the University of Otago with a law degree (LLB) in 1889. In the following decade, he worked as a solicitor.
He married Helena (née Baxter) on 17 June 1903. They had one son.
Sidey was a member of the Caversham Borough Council. He was elected Mayor of Caversham on three occasions: in 1894, 1899 and 1901.
Sidey was elected to the House of Representatives in the Caversham by-election as an independent liberal in 1901. The by-election was caused by the death of Arthur Morrison. Sidey joined the Liberal Party as part of its left (radical) wing, and stayed with the party until the end.
Sidey represented the Caversham electorate from 1901 to 1908, and then the Dunedin South electorate from 1908 to 1928, when he retired. He was then appointed to the Legislative Council from 1928 until 1933.
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