William Fraser (1827–1901) was a 19th-century Liberal Party Member of Parliament in the Auckland Region, New Zealand.
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1884–1887 | 9th | Thames | Independent | ||
1887–1890 | 10th | Thames | Independent | ||
1891–1893 | 11th | Te Aroha | Liberal |
He was born in Inverness, Scotland, in 1827. [1]
He was Mayor of Thames in 1882–1887. [2] He represented the Thames electorate in Parliament from 1884 to 1890. [3]
In the 1890 general election, he was defeated for the Te Aroha electorate by William Shepherd Allen. Allen's election was declared void on 3 April 1891. [4] Fraser won the resulting 9 July 1891 by-election and represented the electorate until the end of the term in 1893. [5]