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James McCombs

James McCombs
James McCombs between 1920 and 1925
1st Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
In office
27 August 1919 – 7 February 1923
LeaderHarry Holland
Succeeded byMichael Joseph Savage
1st President of the Labour Party
In office
7 July 1916 – 9 July 1917
Vice PresidentAndrew Walker
LeaderAlfred Hindmarsh
Succeeded byAndrew Walker
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Lyttelton
In office
16 December 1913 – 2 August 1933
Preceded byGeorge Laurenson
Succeeded byElizabeth McCombs
Personal details
Born(1873-12-09)9 December 1873
County Leitrim, Ireland
Died2 August 1933(1933-08-02) (aged 59)
Christchurch
Political partyLabour
Other political
affiliations
Social Democrat
Liberal
SpouseElizabeth McCombs (married 1903)
ChildrenFour (two of which were adopted), incl. Terry McCombs

James (Jimmy) McCombs (9 December 1873 – 2 August 1933) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Lyttelton.


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