Francis Joseph Rolleston was a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party.
13 Facts About Frank Rolleston
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Frank Rolleston's grandfather was Joseph Brittan, who was married to Sophia Brittan.
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From 1880 to 1884, the Frank Rolleston family lived in Wellington.
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William Frank Rolleston held various ministerial posts in ministries led by John Hall, Frederick Whitaker and Harry Atkinson and their house in Molesworth Street, on the site that is these days occupied by Saint Paul's Cathedral, gave easy access to the Parliament Buildings.
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Frank Rolleston was educated at Christ's College, where along with his older three brothers he was a boarder.
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Frank Rolleston, considered by his father the most able of his boys, was to go to Oxford University, but tight finances prevented this, and Lance Rolleston could only complete his degree with the financial help of his uncle Robert.
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On 3 March 1908, Frank Rolleston married Mary Winifred Blair in Timaru.
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Frank Rolleston first stood for Parliament in the 1905 election in the Timaru electorate.
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Frank Rolleston represented the Timaru electorate from 1922, when he defeated, with a majority of 282 votes, Percy Vinnell of the Labour Party.
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Frank Rolleston lost the 1928 election against Rev Clyde Carr of the Labour Party, who would go on and represent the electorate until 1962.
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Frank Rolleston was a Cabinet minister, being the Minister of Defence, Minister of Justice and Attorney-General from 1926 to 1928 in the Reform Government of New Zealand.
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Frank Rolleston was Mayor of Timaru from 1921 to 1923.
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Frank Rolleston was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal in 1935, and the King George VI Coronation Medal in 1937.