Frederic Lang
New Zealand politician (1852–1937) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Frederic William Lang (1852 – 5 March 1937) was a New Zealand politician, from 1909 a member of the Reform Party, he was the eighth Speaker of the House of Representatives, from 1913 to 1922.
Sir Frederic Lang | |
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| 8th Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 26 June 1913 – 31 October 1922 | |
| Prime Minister | William Massey |
| Preceded by | Arthur Guinness |
| Succeeded by | Charles Statham |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Manukau | |
| In office 6 December 1906 – 7 December 1922 | |
| Preceded by | Matthew Kirkbride |
| Succeeded by | Bill Jordan |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Waikato | |
| In office 4 December 1896 – 6 December 1905 | |
| Preceded by | Alfred Cadman |
| Succeeded by | Henry Greenslade |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Waipa | |
| In office 28 November 1893 – 4 December 1896 | |
| Preceded by | In abeyance |
| Succeeded by | In abeyance |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frederic William Lang 1852 Blackheath, Kent, England |
| Died | 5 March 1937 Onehunga, New Zealand |
| Political party | Reform |
| Occupation | Farmer |
Early life
Lang was born in Blackheath, Kent, England, in 1852.[1] He was the youngest of six children born to Oliver William Lang and Louisa Lang (née Briggs). His father, a Master Shipwright of HM Dockyard, Chatham and Lieutenant colonel of the Royal Dockyard Brigade, died in 1868 and his mother also died in 1869. In 1872 Lang emigrated to New Zealand, aged 19, and settled as a farmer in Tuhikaramea close to the Waipā River.[2]
In 1878 and again in 1880-82 Lang played for the Waikato District rugby team as a forward along with playing for a Civilians side, Ngahinepouri, Ōhaupō, Te Awamutu and Waipā teams. He played cricket and was captain of the Ngahinepouri side, played for Alexandra and was a member of the Waikato Cricket Association.[2] He played football and represented the Auckland Province in 1880.[1]
Around 1906, he sold his farm and moved north to Onehunga. He never married.[1]
Political career
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Perspective
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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| 1893–1896 | 12th | Waipa | Conservative | ||
| 1896–1899 | 13th | Waikato | Conservative | ||
| 1899–1902 | 14th | Waikato | Conservative | ||
| 1902–1905 | 15th | Waikato | Conservative | ||
| 1906–1908 | 16th | Manukau | Conservative | ||
| 1908–1911 | 17th | Manukau | Conservative | ||
| 1911–1914 | 18th | Manukau | Reform | ||
| 1914–1919 | 19th | Manukau | Reform | ||
| 1919–1922 | 20th | Manukau | Reform | ||
Lang's political career started with his election to the Tuhikaramea Road Board. He was elected onto the Waipa County and became its chairman for six years. He also belonged to the Waikato Charitable Aid Board.[1]
He was the Member of Parliament for Waipa from 1893 to 1896; then Waikato from 1896 to 1905 when he was defeated; then Manukau from 6 December 1906 until 1922, when he was defeated.[3] He was Chairman of Committees from 1912 to 1913.[4] He then became Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1913 to 1922.[5]
In 1913 as speaker, in response to filibusting by Āpirana Ngata, Lang introduced a rule that MPs who could speak in English must not speak te reo Māori and by 1920 Parliament no longer employed translators. The situation was reversed in the 1980s with the Māori Renaissance and the Maori Language Act 1987.[6]
He was knighted in 1916.[3] He was appointed to the Legislative Council in 1924 and served for one term until 1931.[7] In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[8]
Death
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