Francis Mander

Francis Mander (1849 – 27 August 1942) was a member of parliament in New Zealand, first as an Independent Conservative and then, from 1909, as a Reform Party member.

New Zealand Parliament

Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1902–1905	15th	Marsden			Independent
1905–1908	16th	Marsden			Independent
1908–1909	17th	Marsden			Independent
1909–1911	Changed allegiance to:				Reform
1911–1914	18th	Marsden			Reform
1914–1919	19th	Marsden			Reform
1919–1922	20th	Marsden			Reform

He won the Marsden electorate in Northland in the 1902 general election, and held it until 1922, when he retired.

He was appointed to the Legislative Council in 1923, and served on it to 1930.

In business he was a pioneer sawmiller and owner of The Northern Chronicle newspaper, based in Whangarei. He then purchased a popular newspaper, The Northern Advocate, and closed the Chronicle.

He was the father of the notable New Zealand novelist and journalist, Jane Mander, and a descendant of the Mander family of Midland England.

References

• Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.

New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Robert Thompson	Member of Parliament for Marsden 1902–1922	Succeeded by Alfred Murdoch