Taite Te Tomo

Taite Te Tomo (1871 or 1872 – 22 May 1939) was a Māori and Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.

Taite Te Tomo in circa 1930

New Zealand Parliament
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1930–1931	23rd	Western Maori		Reform
1931–1935	24th	Western Maori		Reform

Te Tomo was probably born in 1871 or 1872 near Ōtaki.[1]

He won the Western Maori electorate in a 1930 by-election after the death of Māui Pōmare, but lost it in 1935 to the Ratana candidate Toko Ratana.[2]

In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[3]

He was a member of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa tribe, and of the Board of Ethnological Research. He died at Kākāriki Pā on 22 May 1939.[4]

References

1. Ballara, Angela. "Te Tomo, Te Taite". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
2. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
3. "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
4. "Mr. Taite Te Tomo". Evening Post. 23 May 1939. Retrieved 4 July 2013.