James Carroll (New Zealand politician)
James Carroll K.C.M.G., M.L.C. ( Born August 20, 1857 in Wairoa, Hawke 's Bay, New Zealand, † October 18, 1926 in Auckland, New Zealand ) was a New Zealand politician of Irish- Maori descent and the first Māori, who held a position with ministerial rank in a New Zealand Government.
Early years
James Carroll was born on August 20, 1857 under the name Timi Kara, the sixth of eight children of Mr and Mrs Joseph Carroll and Tapuke, from iwi ( tribe ) Ngāti Kahungunu of, in Wairoa. His father, the beginning of the 1840s in the Hawke's Bay region with whaling, woodcutting and smithing denied the livelihood of the family, came from Sydney and was of Irish descent. He operated in cooperation with the Māori Trade and later farm economy, with cattle and sheep.
Although James was growing up in two cultures, his early years were significantly influenced by the Maori culture. At the age of three, he came into the care of Ngarangi - Mataeo, an influential Maori chief in the Wairoa district. A year later, he was introduced to a seminary in Hikawai, near Fraser Town in the myths and rituals of Māori culture and trained. He was eight years old when his father took him out of school and had to visit a Native School in Wairoa and later in Napier him first. 1870, he was just 13 years old, he joined a 300 -strong Māori group that should catch the rebel Te Kooti in the Urewera area. For his achievements in the fight against Te Kootis followers, he was awarded with a medal and got £ 50.
Family
Professional career
After Carroll's father had bought him a job as a cadet in a branch of the Native Department in Hawke 's Bay, it went to his professional career upward. About his job he came into contact with the Minister of Native Affairs, Donald McLean, who convinced him of his ability, brought in the Native Department to Wellington. After a year in this department, he was appointed interpreter at the Native Land Court. In 1879 he took over for four years, the position of the interpreter in the House of Representatives before he decided on the policy.
Political action
In 1883 he settled in the short term as a candidate for the House of Representatives up for Eastern Maori Electorate against Wi Pere and subject to clear with only 23 votes, but the election in September 1887, he was, even though Prime Minister John Ballance starts against him a campaign exclusively for decide. Carroll is committed to the land rights of Māori and opposed it strongly opposed Ballance 's Native Land Act of 1886 (Act which limited the land rights of Māori ).
In 1892 he won the European Electorate Waiapu and in the same year for the needs of Māori in the Executive Council (Executive Council ) was appointed the government, but without assignment of a business area. On December 21, 1899 Richard Seddon appointed him finally to the Minister of Native Affairs. He retained this position until the end of the reign Joseph Ward in March 1912. During Ward's travels abroad to England took over in 1909 and 1911 Carroll deputy, government affairs and became for a short time to the Acting Prime Minister ( Executive Prime Minister ).
From 1908 to 1919 he acted as a member of the House of Representatives the constituency of Gisborne, which he lost in 1919. 1921 Carroll was appointed to the Legislative Council, and took over the responsibility for the position until his death. He died on 18 October 1926 in Auckland from acute kidney failure. Carroll was Buried with a Tangihanga ( Funeral Māori ), however, in his home town of Gisborne. Carroll's wife Heni died four years later on 1 November 1930.