1. Henry Thacker's parents were Essy Joynt and John Edward Thacker.
13 Facts About Henry Thacker
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Henry Thacker's father was an editor of the Sligo Guardian and after emigration to Christchurch in 1850, launched the second newspaper in Canterbury, the Guardian and Canterbury Advertiser.
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Henry Thacker attended Boys' High School and then Canterbury College, from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts.
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Henry Thacker returned to Christchurch in 1898 and opened a practice in Latimer Square.
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Henry Thacker represented Canterbury in rugby union in 1889 and 1891 and assisted in the development of Richard Arnst.
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Henry Thacker was the first president of the Canterbury Rugby Football League when the organisation began holding competitions in 1913.
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Henry Thacker served in this position from 1912 until 1929 and became a life member in 1920.
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Henry Thacker was the manager of the New Zealand side during their tour of Australia in 1913.
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Henry Thacker was a member of the Christchurch Hospital Board, Lyttelton Harbour Board, Christchurch City Council and Mayor of Christchurch between 1919 and 1923.
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Henry Thacker contested the 1908 and 1911 general elections without success in the Lyttelton and Christchurch East electorates, respectively.
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Henry Thacker was a member of the Liberal Party and represented the Christchurch East electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1914.
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Henry Thacker was re-elected in 1919 but was defeated in 1922 by Tim Armstrong from the Labour Party, when he came second out of three candidates.
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Henry Thacker's wife died in 1955, and they are both buried at Waimairi Cemetery.