Convenor and secretary of the Clutha No-Licence League; teacher at Kelso School; stood unsuccessfully in 1899 for Parliament with prohibition as one of his major policies; Member of Parliament for Clutha, 1905-1922; foundation member of the South Otago Hospital Board and its chairman 1923-1926. He also played a leading role in the establishment of the South Otago High School which opened in 1926. From 1924-1931 he served on the Legislative Council. In 1893 he married Flora Jamieson Jack of Hokitika. (See `Southern people; a dictionary of Otago Southland biography', 1998)
Malcolm, Alexander Scott, 1864-1956
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Creator unknown :Harper album
Date: [Circa 1880s-1900s]
By: Harper, Arthur Paul, 1865-1955
Reference: PA1-q-113
Description: Photographs of New Zealand, probably taken by A P Harper Source of title - Title supplied by Library Inscriptions: Album page - `To Alec and Flo' from Mother, Hokitika, 1st July, 1897'; Album page - `A.S. Malcolm, "Lossie", Balclutha' Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with red cloth cover, red simulated leather spine and corners; 37 x 28 cm Provenance: No donor information available. Given to Alexander Scott Malcolm and his wife Flora in 1897.
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Reform Party (N.Z.): Town Hall Auckland. Reform Party demonstration. Wednesday, January...
Date: 1912
From: [Ephemera, pamphlets about politics and political issues. 1912-1913].
Reference: Eph-A-POLITICS-1912-01
Description: Addresses by Mr W T Sharp, Mr L J Bagnall, Dr Newman, Mr C K Wilson, Mr W F Massey, Mr J A Young, Mr J H Bradney, Mr Edward Newman, Mr F W Lang, Mr F M B Fisher, Mr J S Dickson, Mr W M Fraser, Mr A S Malcolm, Mr W H Herries, Mr D Buick, Mr Alex Harris, Mr J B Hine, Mr H J H Okey. Songs and musical items by Mr Fred Duncan, Signorina Domenica Martinengo, Mr W T Sharp. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on folded programme. Physical Description: Letterpress on folded pink paper, 208 x 127 mm.
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Letters from members of the House of Representatives
Date: 1915, 1919-1921
From: Bell family: Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-5210-117
Description: Letters from J T M Hornsby (disagreeing with Bell about coal mine and miner matters, with a reply from Bell), W T Jennings, A S Malcolm, and G Mitchell. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescripts, mss