Felix McGuire

Felix McGuire (1847 – 6 April 1915) was an independent conservative Member of Parliament in New Zealand.

New Zealand Parliament
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1891–1893	11th	Egmont		Independent
1893–1896	12th	Egmont		Independent
1896–1899	13th	Hawera		Independent
1899–1902	14th	Hawera		Independent

McGuire unsuccessfully contested the Egmont electorate in the 1887 election and 1890 election.[1]

He was elected to the Egmont electorate in a 1891 by-election after the resignation of Harry Atkinson, and represented it until the end of the 12th Parliament in 1896. He successfully contested the Hawera electorate in the 1896 general election and served until he was defeated in the 1902 general election.[2] He once again stood (unsuccessfully) for Hawera in 1905.[3]

McGuire died on 6 April 1915 at his home in the Auckland suburb of Epsom, and was buried in Waikaraka Cemetery.[4]

References

1. "The General Election, 1890". National Library. 1891. p. 1. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
2. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 215. OCLC 154283103.
3. "The General Election, 1905". National Library. 1906. p. 2. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
4. "Deaths". Auckland Star. 7 April 1915. p. 12. Retrieved 30 November 2014.