William Girling

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Parliament of New Zealand
Years Term Electorate Party
1922–1925 21st Wairau Reform
1925–1928 22nd Wairau Reform

William James Girling CBE (9 March 1882 – 7 September 1973) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.

He was elected to the Wairau electorate in the 1922 general election, but was defeated in 1928.[1] He was elected as Mayor of Blenheim and served from 1945 to 1950.[2]

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

In the 1950 King's Birthday Honours, Girling was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for public services, especially in the Marlborough provincial district.[4] He was appointed to the Legislative Council on 22 June 1950 as a member of the so-called suicide squad to vote for its abolition.[5]

Girling died in 1973 and was buried at Omaka Cemetery, Blenheim.[6]

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New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Wairau
1922–1928
Succeeded by
Edward Healy


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  4. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 38931. p. 2814. 8 June 1953. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
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