Robert Masters

Robert Masters CMG (15 June 1879 – 29 June 1967) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party, and a cabinet minister.

The Honourable Robert Masters CMG
20th Minister of Education
In office 22 September 1931 – 22 November 1934
Prime Minister	George Forbes
Preceded by	Harry Atmore
Succeeded by	Sydney George Smith
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Stratford
In office 17 December 1919 – 4 November 1925
Preceded by	John Bird Hine
Succeeded by	Edward Walter
Personal details
Born	15 June 1879
Died	29 June 1967 (aged 88)
Political party	Liberal

Biography

New Zealand Parliament
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1919–1920	20th	Stratford		Liberal
1920–1922	20th	Stratford		Liberal
1922–1925	21st	Stratford		Liberal

Masters was born in 1879. He represented the Taranaki electorate of Stratford from 1919; though the result was declared void in the following year, he won the subsequent 1920 by-election.[1] He was defeated by Edward Walter in 1925.[2]

He was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council on 11 June 1930 and served for one seven-year term.[3] In the Forbes Ministry, he was a Member of the Executive Council without portfolio (1930–1931). In the United/Reform Coalition, he was Minister of Education (1931–1934), and Minister of Industries and Commerce (1931–1935).[4]

In 1935, Masters was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[5] In the 1953 Coronation Honours, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, for public services.[6] He died in 1967.[1]

Notes

1. Wilson 1985, p. 219.
2. Wilson 1985, p. 243.
3. Wilson 1985, p. 159.
4. Wilson 1985, p. 81.
5. "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. CXIX (105). 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
6. "No. 39866". The London Gazette (4th supplement). 1 June 1953. p. 3003.

References

• Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.