Charles Bellringer

Charles Emanuel Bellringer (1864–1944) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament.

New Zealand Parliament

Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1925–1928	22nd	Taranaki			Reform

Bellringer, c. 1911

He won the Taranaki electorate in New Zealand from the Liberals in the 1925 general election, but was defeated in 1928. The seat was abolished in 1928, and replaced by New Plymouth.^[1]

Bellringer married Laura Ward (1865–1925) in 1887; the couple had six sons.^[2][3]

In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.^[4]

References

1. Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 95.
2. "Obituary: Mrs C.E. Bellringer". Taranaki Daily News. 28 September 1985. p. 25 – via PapersPast.
3. "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online". New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 8 April 2024. Registration no. 1887/3074
4. "Official jubilee medals". The Evening Post. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Sydney George Smith	Member of Parliament for Taranaki 1925–1928	In abeyance Title next held by David Thomson