11 Facts About Ben Waters

Edward Arthur "Ben" Waters was a New Zealand rower who won two medals at the 1930 British Empire Games.

Ben Waters married Kathleen Mary Dobson on 12 August 1933, and the couple went on to have five children.

Ben Waters won a gold medal in the coxed four, alongside Mick Brough, Jack Macdonald, Bert Sandos, and Arthur Eastwood, and a silver medal in the eights, finishing three-quarters of a boat length behind the victorious English crew.

Ben Waters later served as chairman of the Hamilton Rowing Club for almost 25 years.

Ben Waters played two rugby union matches as a forward at a provincial level for Waikato in 1929, and was later a Waikato rugby administrator.

Ben Waters was a carpenter and union organiser, and was described as an "incisive critic of National Party policy".

Ben Waters finished second, 1881 votes behind the National Party incumbent, Walter Broadfoot.

At the 1946 general election, Ben Waters contested the newly created Piako electorate, losing by 5111 votes to Stan Goosman of the National Party.

In 1954, Ben Waters again stood against Ross in Hamilton, reducing her majority to 1430.

Ben Waters lived in retirement in Hamilton, and was predeceased by his wife, Kathleen, in 1973.

Ben Waters himself died on 30 October 1992, and he was buried at Hamilton East Cemetery.