Tom Paul
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The Honourable Tom Paul CBE |
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| Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council | |
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In office 22 January 1907 – 25 November 1919 |
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| Prime Minister |
Joseph Ward Thomas Mackenzie William Massey |
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In office 9 September 1946 – 31 December 1950 |
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| Prime Minister |
Peter Fraser Sidney Holland |
| 3rd President of the Labour Party | |
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In office 1918–1920 |
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| Vice President |
Michael Joseph Savage Peter Fraser |
| Leader |
Alfred Hindmarsh† Harry Holland |
| Preceded by | Andrew Walker |
| Succeeded by | Peter Fraser |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 August 1874 Boort, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 25 July 1964 Raumati, Kapiti Coast, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Political party |
Labour Party United Labour Party IPLL |
John Thomas "Tom" Paul CBE (16 August 1874 – 25 July 1964) was a New Zealand compositor, trade unionist, politician, editor, journalist and censor.
Paul was born in Boort, Victoria, Australia in 1874. He came to New Zealand in 1899.
Paul was a journalist and printer and became President of the Otago Typographical Workers Union in 1902.
He was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council on 22 January 1907. At the expiry of his term, he was reappointed on 22 January 1914, but resigned on 25 November 1919 to stand for Labour in the general election after the popular Thomas Sidey had announced that he would retire from the Dunedin South electorate. He was appointed again on 9 September 1946 and served until the abolition of the Legislative Council on 31 December 1950; thus serving for sixteen years in total.
He was deeply involved with the early development of the Labour Party, from establishing the Independent Political Labour League via the original New Zealand Labour Party and the United Labour Party to the current Labour Party formed in 1916. He was New Zealand Labour Party president 1918 to 1920, and stood as Labour Party candidate for Dunedin South in 1919; losing by only 84 votes against Thomas Sidey of the Liberal Party; he did not stand for parliament again.
He was also involved in the WEA (Workers' Educational Association), and was Vice-President of the NZ Land Values League which expoused Georgist policies. He was pro-conscription in World War I.
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