Samuel Edward Shrimski (1828 – 25 June 1902) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament and then a Member of the Legislative Council from Otago, New Zealand.
Samuel Shrimski | |
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 Portrait of Samuel Shrimski | |
| New Zealand Legislative Council | |
| In office 15 May 1885 – 25 June 1902 | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Waitaki | |
| In office 10 January 1876 – 8 November 1881 | |
| Preceded by | William Steward |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Young Duncan |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Oamaru | |
| In office 9 December 1881 – 28 March 1885 | |
| Preceded by | In abeyance |
| Succeeded by | Thomas William Hislop |
| Mayor of Oamaru | |
| In office 1874–1875 | |
| Preceded by | John Wait |
| Succeeded by | George Sumpter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1828 Poznań, Prussia |
| Died | (aged 74) Lower Symonds Street, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Resting place | Waikumete Cemetery |
| Spouse | Deborah |
| Occupation | politician |
Early life
editHe was born in Poznań, Prussia, where he received his initial education.[1] He went to London in 1847, where he stayed for 12 years. Shrimski emigrated to Melbourne in 1859 and came to New Zealand in 1861.[2] He became a naturalized citizen in 1863.[3] He married Deborah Neumegen at the Dunedin Synagogue on 28 June 1865. She was the niece of Leopold Neumegen,[4] a Jewish schoolmaster.[1]
Political career
edit| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876–1879 | 6th | Waitaki | Independent | ||
| 1879–1881 | 7th | Waitaki | Independent | ||
| 1881–1884 | 8th | Oamaru | Independent | ||
| 1884–1885 | 9th | Oamaru | Independent | ||
Shrimski was the government land auctioneer in Oamaru.[2] He unsuccessfully ran for Mayor of Oamaru in 1870,[5] 1871,[6] and 1872,[7] before finally succeeding in 1874.[8] He was defeated in 1875.[9]
Shrimski contested the 1876 election in the Waitaki electorate. Waitaki was first established in the 1870 Electoral Redistribution. For the 1876 election, it became a two-member electorate.[10] Four candidates put their names forward. Steward and Joseph O'Meagher contested the election as abolitionists (i.e. they were in favour of abolishing the provincial government), while Thomas William Hislop and Shrimski were provincialists (i.e. they favoured the retention of provincial government).[11] The provincialists won the election by quite some margin, and both became members of parliament for the first time.[12]
Hislop and Shrimski were both confirmed in the 1879 election,[13] but Hislop resigned on 28 April 1880 "for private reasons".[14][15] The resulting 1880 by-election was won by George Jones, who served alongside Shrimski until 1881.[16]
Shrimski then represented the Oamaru electorate from 1881 to 1885, when he resigned.[17] In the 1884 general election, he defeated Viscount Reidhaven (who later became the Earl of Seafield when he succeeded his father).[18]
He was appointed to the Legislative Council on 15 May 1885,[19] one of an unprecedented nine appointments made by the Stout–Vogel Ministry in 1885, which inflated the council's membership to 54.[20] He held that role until he died in 1902.[19]
In Oamaru, he was a member of educational and philanthropic institutions. He held the offices of chairman of the educational board of North Otago, treasurer of the hospital board, and vice-president of the Otago branch of the Anglo-Jewish Association.[2]
Death
editShrimski moved to Auckland in 1900 to be closer to other family members.[21] After having been ill for five weeks, he died at his residence in Lower Symonds Street, Auckland, on 25 June 1902.[2][21][22] He is buried at Waikumete Cemetery.[21] He was survived by his wife Deborah Shrimski.[22]
Notes
edit- ^ a b "The Hon S. E. Shrimski". Otago Witness. No. 2520. 2 July 1902. p. 58. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d
Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Shrimski, Samuel Edward". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
- ^ "News of the Week". Otago Witness. Papers Past. 7 February 1863.
- ^ Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Neumegen, Leopold". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
- ^ "BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH". Otago Daily Times. Papers Past. 22 July 1870.
- ^ "The mayoralty election". North Otago Times. Papers Past. 25 July 1871.
- ^ "The mayoralty of Oamaru". North Otago Times. Vol. XVIII, no. 749. Papers Past. 23 July 1872. p. 2.
- ^ "The mayoralty". North Otago Times. Papers Past. 24 July 1874.
- ^ "The mayoralty". North Otago Times. Papers Past. 22 July 1875.
- ^ McRobie 1989, pp. 39–44.
- ^ "Latest Telegrams". The Southland Times. No. 2247. 27 December 1875. p. 2. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ "Waitaki Election. Declaration of the Poll". North Otago Times. Vol. XXIII, no. 1170. 12 January 1876. p. 2. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, pp. 114, 139.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 114.
- ^ The Cyclopedia of New Zealand 1897, p. 83.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 117.
- ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 139.
- ^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1905). "The Hon. S. E. Shrimski". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Otago & Southland Provincial Districts. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ a b Scholefield 1950, p. 85.
- ^ Jackson 1972, p. 50.
- ^ a b c "Death of the Hon Shrimski". Auckland Star. Vol. XXXIII, no. 149. 25 June 1902. p. 2. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Deaths". Auckland Star. Vol. XXXIII, no. 149. 25 June 1902. p. 8. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
References
edit- Jackson, William Keith (1972). The New Zealand Legislative Council : a study of the establishment, failure and abolition of an upper house. Dunedin: University of Otago Press. ISBN 9780802018601.
- McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
- Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.