Daniel Reese was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Christchurch

Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...

, New Zealand.



He represented the Stanmore

Stanmore (New Zealand electorate)

Stanmore was a parliamentary electorate in Christchurch, New Zealand from 1881 to 1887. The electorate was represented by two Members of Parliament.-Population centres:...

 electorate from 1884

New Zealand general election, 1884

The New Zealand general election of 1884 was held on 22 July to elect a total of 95 MPs to the 9th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 21 July. A total number of 137,686 voters turned out to vote.-References:...

 when he defeated Walter Pilliet

Walter Pilliet

Walter Hippolyte Pilliet JP was a 19th century Member of Parliament in Christchurch, New Zealand. He worked initially as a surveyor and was then Resident Magistrate in several places. He was a newspaper editor and was represented in Parliament for one term.-Early life:He was born in Lyon on 8...

, but was defeated in 1887

New Zealand general election, 1887

The New Zealand general election of 1887 was held on 26 September to elect 95 MPs to the tenth session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 7 September. 175,410 votes were cast....

.

He was born in Motherwell

Motherwell

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, Scotland

Scotland

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. He emigrated to New Zealand in 1861, and founded a Christchurch building firm in 1864. He was a champion rower, and his son Dan Reese

Dan Reese

Dan Reese was a New Zealand cricketer. A left-handed batsman and a slow-medium bowler, Reese first represented his national team aged 16. His early cricket was with the Midland club in Christchurch and his provincial team, Canterbury. He left New Zealand to play for Melbourne Cricket Club from...

(who was 12 when he died) was a champion Canterbury cricketer. Two other sons, Tom and Jack, were also prominent cricketers in Canterbury.