Jesse Piper
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Jesse Piper was a Nelson
(New Zealand) City Councillor and Mayor.
, Sussex, England. He went to sea as a youth. On the outbreak of the Crimean War
joined the storeship HMS Apollo
and sailed to Malta
. Once there he was transferred to the express boat Banshee, and then to the HMS Britannia
, the flagship of Admiral Dundas
. Later Piper served on the paddle steamer Cyclops, which took the 28th Regiment from Malta to Gallipoli
. Piper was injured and discharged from the navy. He joined the merchant service until 1860.
He then became a storekeeper in Hastings until he migrated to New Zealand from London
on 24 July 1872 on the ship Asterope arriving at Nelson on 19 October 1872. Piper settled in Nelson, and ran the YMCA
hostel on the corner or Bridge and Collingwood Street until 1883, when he retired from business.
resigned on 15 April 1885 from the Waimea electorate
when he was appointed to the Legislative Council
. The resulting 1885 by-election, which was held on 3 June, was contested by six candidates: John Kerr
(253 votes), W. N. Franklyn (250 votes), William White (94 votes), Christian Dencker (91 votes), W. Wastney (59 votes) and Jesse Piper (32 votes). Kerr was thus elected.
Piper also unsuccessfully stood for Parliament in the 1896 general election
in the City of Nelson electorate
, coming second against John Graham
.
Piper was noted as a man of firm convictions.
Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson is a city on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay, and is the economic and cultural centre of the Nelson-Tasman region. Established in 1841, it is the second oldest settled city in New Zealand and the oldest in the South Island....
(New Zealand) City Councillor and Mayor.
Early life
Piper was born in 1836 at HastingsHastings
Hastings is a town and borough in the county of East Sussex on the south coast of England. The town is located east of the county town of Lewes and south east of London, and has an estimated population of 86,900....
, Sussex, England. He went to sea as a youth. On the outbreak of the Crimean War
Crimean War
The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...
joined the storeship HMS Apollo
HMS Apollo (1805)
HMS Apollo, the fifth ship of the Royal Navy to be named for the Greek god Apollo, was a fifth-rate frigate of the Lively class, carrying 38 guns, launched in 1805 and broken up in 1856.-Napoleonic Wars:...
and sailed to Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
. Once there he was transferred to the express boat Banshee, and then to the HMS Britannia
HMS Britannia (1820)
HMS Britannia was a 120-gun first-rate ship-of-the-line of the Royal Navy, laid down in 1813 and launched on 20 October 1820.Commissioned in 1823, she saw service in the Mediterranean from 1830-1 and in 1841...
, the flagship of Admiral Dundas
James Whitley Deans Dundas
Admiral Sir James Whitley Deans Dundas GCB was a Royal Navy officer and a First Sea Lord.-Naval career:...
. Later Piper served on the paddle steamer Cyclops, which took the 28th Regiment from Malta to Gallipoli
Gallipoli
The Gallipoli peninsula is located in Turkish Thrace , the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles straits to the east. Gallipoli derives its name from the Greek "Καλλίπολις" , meaning "Beautiful City"...
. Piper was injured and discharged from the navy. He joined the merchant service until 1860.
He then became a storekeeper in Hastings until he migrated to New Zealand from London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
on 24 July 1872 on the ship Asterope arriving at Nelson on 19 October 1872. Piper settled in Nelson, and ran the YMCA
YMCA
The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...
hostel on the corner or Bridge and Collingwood Street until 1883, when he retired from business.
Local body
In 1890 Piper was elected to the City Council and in April 1904 was elected mayor. He lost the Mayoralty in April 1905 to Henry Baigent. He stood again in 1906 and was re-elected until 1910. In the 1910 election he was defeated by Thomas Pettit.Parliament
Joseph ShephardJoseph Shephard
Joseph Shephard was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Nelson, New Zealand.He unsuccessfully contested the Waimea electorate in the 1867 by-election....
resigned on 15 April 1885 from the Waimea electorate
Waimea (New Zealand electorate)
Waimea was a parliamentary electorate in the Nelson Province of New Zealand, from 1853 to 1887.-Geographic coverage:Waimea was located in the northern part of the South Island, facing the Tasman Bay. It is the area around the town of Nelson, but excluded Nelson itself. It includes Wakefield,...
when he was appointed to the Legislative Council
New Zealand Legislative Council
The Legislative Council of New Zealand was the upper house of the New Zealand Parliament from 1853 until 1951. Unlike the lower house, the New Zealand House of Representatives, the Legislative Council was appointed.-Role:...
. The resulting 1885 by-election, which was held on 3 June, was contested by six candidates: John Kerr
John Kerr (Nelson politician)
John Kerr was a 19th century Member of Parliament from Nelson, New Zealand.Following the resignation from Parliament of Joseph Shephard, who had been appointed to the Legislative Council, a Waimea by-election was held on 3 June 1885. It was contested by six candidates: Kerr , W. N. Franklyn ,...
(253 votes), W. N. Franklyn (250 votes), William White (94 votes), Christian Dencker (91 votes), W. Wastney (59 votes) and Jesse Piper (32 votes). Kerr was thus elected.
Piper also unsuccessfully stood for Parliament in the 1896 general election
New Zealand general election, 1896
The New Zealand general election of 1896 was held on Wednesday, 4 December in the general electorates, and on Thursday, 19 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 74 MPs to the 13th session of the New Zealand Parliament...
in the City of Nelson electorate
Nelson (New Zealand electorate)
Nelson is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. From 1853 to 1860, the electorate was called Town of Nelson. From 1860 to 1881, it was City of Nelson...
, coming second against John Graham
John Graham (politician)
John Graham was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for Nelson in the South Island.-Early life:Graham was born in Nelson in 1843, the eldest son of one of the earliest settlers of the region.-Member of Parliament:...
.
Piper was noted as a man of firm convictions.