William Steward (New Zealand politician)
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The Honourable Sir William Steward |
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William Steward
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| 6th Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
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In office 23 January 1891 – 8 November 1893 |
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| Prime Minister |
John Ballance Richard Seddon |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Waitaki |
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In office 1871 – 1875 |
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In office 1893 – 1911 |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Waimate |
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In office 1881 – 1893 |
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| 7th Mayor of Oamaru | |
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In office 1876–1879 |
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20 January 1841 Reading, England |
| Died | 30 October 1912 (aged 71) Island Bay, Wellington |
| Resting place | Waimate |
| Political party | Liberal |
Sir William Jukes Steward (20 January 1841 – 30 October 1912) was a New Zealand politician and the first Liberal Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives. He represented South Canterbury electorates in Parliament for a total of 34 years, before being appointed to the Legislative Council. He served briefly on the Otago Provincial Council and was Mayor of Oamaru for three years.
Steward was born in Reading, Berkshire, in England in 1841. He was educated at King Edward VI. Grammar School in Ludlow (to which his family had moved, his boyhood home at Numbers 4–5 King Street now marked by a plaque), and Dr Benham's Commercial School in Gloucester. He emigrated to New Zealand apparently on the Mersey in 1862, but his name is not included in the passenger list for the 25 September 1862 arrival.
Steward married Hannah Whitefoord on 4 December 1873 at St. Paul's Church in Dunedin. She was the third daughter of Caleb Whitefoord of Burford in Shropshire near Ludlow. They had one son and three daughters.
In 1863, he was working as a draper in Christchurch. From 1867, he was editor of the Oamaru Times in Oamaru. He was later proprietor of the North Otago Times, the Ashburton Mail and Guardian and, after moving to Waimate, the Waimate Times.
Steward and Macassey contested the 1871 general election in Waitaki. At the time, the Waitaki was a single-member electorate. At the nomination meeting, Steward received a slight majority during the show of hands, and Macassey demanded a poll. The poll was held on Friday, 3 February 1871. Steward and Macassey received 188 and 137 votes, respectively. Steward was thus returned to Parliament.
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