J. T. Marryat Hornsby

J. T. Marryat Hornsby
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Wairarapa
In office 10 December 1914 – 19 December 1919
Preceded by	Walter Buchanan
Succeeded by	Alex McLeod
In office 6 December 1905 – 17 November 1908
Preceded by	Walter Buchanan
Succeeded by	Walter Buchanan
In office 6 December 1899 – 25 November 1902
Preceded by	Walter Buchanan
Succeeded by	Walter Buchanan
Personal details
Born	(1857-03-13)13 March 1857 Hobart, Tasmania
Died	23 February 1921(1921-02-23) (aged 63) Carterton, New Zealand
Political party	Liberal

John Thomas Marryat Hornsby (13 March 1857 – 23 February 1921), generally known as J. T. Marryat Hornsby, was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party from the Wairarapa. He was a newspaper editor and proprietor.

Biography

Early life

Hornsby was born at Hobart, Tasmania in 1857. His family moved to Nelson in 1874 and when the other family members returned to Hobart, he remained in New Zealand.

Political career

New Zealand Parliament

Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1899–1902	14th	Wairarapa			Liberal
1905–1908	16th	Wairarapa			Liberal
1914–1919	19th	Wairarapa			Liberal

He was a Member of Parliament for the Wairarapa electorate in the 14th (1899–1902), 16th (1905–1908), and 19th (1914–1919) Parliaments.

He defeated Walter Clarke Buchanan (the Conservative sitting member from 1887) in 1899, but lost to him in 1902 and 1908. Buchanan was later the Reform Party candidate.

Hornsby was defeated in 1919 by Alex McLeod.

Hornsby died at Carterton in 1921.

Further reading

Works by Hornsby

• Aotearoa: he nupepa ma nga tangata Maori, Nepia [i.e. Napier], [N.Z.]: He mea ta ki te Whare Ta o te Iwinini Niuhi, i raro i te mana o Hone Tamati Mariata Honepi [i.e. printed by Hornsby], 1892
• There were two issues of this newspaper, printed during June 1892.
• Hornsby, John T. M. (1919), The Labour Socialist's objective: leaders advocate revolutionary methods and an appeal to force, Wellington, [N.Z.]: Wellington Publishing Co.

Works about Hornsby

• Bagnall, Austin G. (1976), Wairarapa: an historical excursion, Masterton, [N.Z.]: Hedley's Bookshop for the Masterton Trust Lands Trust
• Scholefield, Guy H. (1958), Newspapers in New Zealand, Wellington, [N.Z.]: A.H. & A.W. Reed
• Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.