Alfred Hindmarsh | |
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1st Leader of the Labour Party | |
In office 7 July 1916 – 13 November 1918 | |
Succeeded by | Harry Holland |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Wellington South | |
In office 14 December 1911 – 13 November 1918 | |
Preceded by | Robert Wright |
Succeeded by | Bob Semple |
Member of the Wellington City Council | |
In office 27 April 1905 – 8 May 1915 | |
Constituency | At-large |
Personal details | |
Born | Port Elliot, South Australia, Australia | 18 April 1860
Died | 13 November 1918 Wellington, New Zealand | (aged 58)
Political party | Labour |
Other political affiliations | United Labour (1912–16) Labour (1910–12) IPLL (1904–10) |
Spouse |
Winifred Taylor
(m. 1892–1916) |
Relations | John Hindmarsh (grandfather) |
Children | 4 |
Profession | Lawyer |
Alfred Humphrey Hindmarsh (18 April 1860 – 13 November 1918) was a New Zealand politician, lawyer, and unionist. He died in the 1918 influenza epidemic. He served as the first leader of the modern New Zealand Labour Party.