William Pember Reeves

The Honourable
William Pember Reeves
Portrait of William Pember Reeves possibly taken when he was elected to be a member of parliament in 1887
5th High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
In office
December 1896 – December 1908
MonarchsVictoria
Edward VII
Prime MinisterRichard Seddon
Preceded byWestby Perceval
Succeeded byWilliam Hall-Jones
1st Minister of Labour
In office
31 May 1892 – 10 January 1896
Prime MinisterJohn Ballance
Richard Seddon
Succeeded byRichard Seddon
9th Minister of Education
In office
24 January 1891 – 10 January 1896
Prime MinisterJohn Ballance
Richard Seddon
Preceded byThomas William Hislop
Succeeded byWilliam Campbell Walker
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for City of Christchurch
In office
5 December 1890 – 13 February 1896
Preceded byConstituency recreated
Succeeded byCharles Lewis
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for St Albans
In office
26 September 1887 – 5 December 1890
Preceded byFrancis James Garrick
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born(1857-02-10)10 February 1857
Lyttelton, New Zealand
Died16 May 1932(1932-05-16) (aged 75)
London, England
Political partyLiberal
SpouseMagdalen Stuart Robison
Children3, including Amber Reeves
Parent(s)William Reeves (father)
Ellen Pember (mother)
OccupationLawyer and journalist
Cricket information
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1879/80–1887/88Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 188
Batting average 20.88
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 54
Catches/stumpings 1/0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 22 November 2020

William Pember Reeves (10 February 1857 – 16 May 1932) was a New Zealand politician, cricketer, historian and poet who promoted social reform.

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