James Gladstone Edwards QSM

QSM

QSM is an acronym that may stand for:* QuickSilver Scalable Multicast, a networking protocol* Queen's Service Medal, a medal awarded by the government of New Zealand* Quadriceps Sparing Myopathy, a common name for the hereditary inclusion body myopathy IBM2...

 JP

Justice of the Peace

A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...

 (1927 – 2010) was a Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Napier

Napier, New Zealand

Napier is a New Zealand city with a seaport, located in Hawke's Bay on the eastern coast of the North Island. The population of Napier is about About 18 kilometres south of Napier is the inland city of Hastings. These two neighboring cities are often called "The Twin Cities" or "The Bay Cities"...

, in the North Island

North Island

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 of New Zealand

New Zealand

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Member of Parliament

Edwards was the MP for Napier

Napier (New Zealand electorate)

thumb|right|Boundaries of Napier Electorate for 2008 and 2011 electionsNapier is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The current MP for Napier is Chris Tremain, of the National Party. He has held this position since...

 for twelve years from 1954 to 1966. In 1966 he resigned from the NZ Labour Party (Logan, p. 425). Edwards was concerned with the increasing union domination of the party (Taylor, pp. 122 & 222). He was awarded the NZ 1990 Medal and the QSM

QSM

QSM is an acronym that may stand for:* QuickSilver Scalable Multicast, a networking protocol* Queen's Service Medal, a medal awarded by the government of New Zealand* Quadriceps Sparing Myopathy, a common name for the hereditary inclusion body myopathy IBM2...

 in 1994 for services to New Zealand.

Edwards married Alison Nordmeyer, the daughter of Sir Arnold Nordmeyer

Arnold Nordmeyer

Sir Arnold Henry Nordmeyer, ONZ, KCMG , born Heinrich Arnold Nordmeyer, was a New Zealand politician. He was leader of the Labour Party for three years while it was in Opposition.-Early life:...

. A former resident of Island Bay, Wellington and Raumati, he died at his home in Mandurah, Western Australia after a period of illness

Further reading

• Parliament and Conscience: 1950-1972 by S.P. Cottrell (1974, MA Thesis-University of Canterbury, Christchurch)
• The Expulsion of John A. Lee and its Effects on the Development of the NZ Labour Party by B.S. Taylor (1970, MA Thesis-University of Canterbury, Christchurch)
• Nordy, Arnold Nordmeyer
  Arnold Nordmeyer
  Sir Arnold Henry Nordmeyer, ONZ, KCMG , born Heinrich Arnold Nordmeyer, was a New Zealand politician. He was leader of the Labour Party for three years while it was in Opposition.-Early life:...
  
  : A Political Biography by Mary Logan (2008, Steele Roberts, Wellington)