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Charles Boswell

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33: 347:) attracted criticism as political appointments, as did his ordering of seven suits when clothing was rationed. But this was eclipsed by the "great furniture scandal" of items to be shipped from New Zealand to Moscow (via Tehran and Central Asia) for the new Legation, including 40 armchairs, 10 couches and a billiard table plus palm stands. The order dreamed up by the 634: 624: 629: 573: 336: 639: 234:
He then spent many years as a teacher before becoming the headmaster of Kawakawa District High School. He was also an active trade unionist and was an executive member of the
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and was elected chairman of the Bay of Islands electorate committee. In 1939 he was elected a member of the executive of the Labour Party.
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When he returned from Moscow he wrote frequently of his experiences and impressions there and was critical of the Soviet way of life.
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and graduated with a Master of Arts. He married Emma Adelaide Beatrice (Jean) Smith on 16 January 1912 with whom he had one son.
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Boswell died in Auckland on 17 June 1956, aged 69, following a long illness. He was survived by his wife and son.
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Labour's path to political independence: the origins and establishment of the NZ Labour Party 1900–1919
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and which could have seated almost the entire House of Representatives was cancelled by Fraser.
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He joined the Labour Party and became an organiser. He founded branches in
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and played senior grade rugby and cricket in his youth. He attended
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Unsuccessful candidates in the 1943 New Zealand general election
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Boswell was the son of a pioneer family and was born in the
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Beyond the Battlefield: New Zealand and its Allies 1939–45
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in the USSR from 1944 to 1950. He declined to report to
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Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
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Index


New Zealand Parliament
Bay of Islands
Harold Rushworth
Sidney Walter Smith
Coromandel
Auckland
Labour
Alma mater
University of Auckland
Labour Party
Coromandel
Driving Creek
University of Auckland
New Zealand Educational Institute
New Zealand Parliament
1938
26th
Bay of Islands
Labour
Thames
Kawakawa
Bay of Islands
1938
National
Sidney Walter Smith
Peter Fraser
Moscow Embassy
Jim Barclay
Public Works Department

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