Sir Thomas Kay Sidey was a New Zealand politician from the Otago region, remembered for his successful advocacy of daylight saving time.
12 Facts About Thomas Sidey
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Thomas Sidey's father had come to wealth during the Otago gold rush as a storekeeper.
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Tom Thomas Sidey attended Otago Boys' High School and graduated from the University of Otago with a law degree in 1889.
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Thomas Sidey was elected Mayor of Caversham on three occasions: in 1894,1899 and 1901.
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Thomas Sidey was elected to the House of Representatives in the Caversham by-election as an independent liberal in 1901.
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Thomas Sidey joined the Liberal Party as part of its left wing, and stayed with the party until the end.
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Thomas Sidey represented the Caversham electorate from 1901 to 1908, and then the Dunedin South electorate from 1908 to 1928, when he retired.
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Thomas Sidey was then appointed to the Legislative Council from 1928 until 1933.
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Thomas Sidey was Attorney-General and Minister of Justice in the United government.
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Thomas Sidey put forward a private member's bill for putting clocks forward an hour in summer every year from 1909.
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Thomas Sidey was survived by his wife and son, Stuart Sidey.
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Thomas Sidey's son became Mayor of Dunedin from 1959 to 1965.