Leonard Monk Isitt (minister)
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Rev
. Leonard Monk Isitt (4 January 1855 – 29 July 1937) was a Member of Parliament
of the New Zealand Liberal Party
. He was born in Bedford
, England
and died in Christchurch
, New Zealand
.
Leonard Isitt was a Methodist
minister, a Member of Parliament
, and an advocate of prohibition (temperance), in association with Tommy Taylor and his brother, Rev. Frank Isitt
.
in a 1911 by-election after Tommy Taylor died. He held the seat, first as an Independent
then as a Liberal
until he retired in 1925.
Isitt was a member of the Legislative Council
from 1925 to his death in 1937
Leonard Isitt died on 29 July 1937 and was buried at Linwood Cemetery
two days later.
The Reverend
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. Leonard Monk Isitt (4 January 1855 – 29 July 1937) was a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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of the New Zealand Liberal Party
New Zealand Liberal Party
The New Zealand Liberal Party is generally regarded as having been the first real political party in New Zealand. It governed from 1891 until 1912. Out of office, the Liberals gradually found themselves pressed between the conservative Reform Party and the growing Labour Party...
. He was born in Bedford
Bedford
Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire, in the East of England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the wider Borough of Bedford. According to the former Bedfordshire County Council's estimates, the town had a population of 79,190 in mid 2005, with 19,720 in the adjacent town...
, England
England
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and died in Christchurch
Christchurch
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, New Zealand
New Zealand
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.
Leonard Isitt was a Methodist
Methodism
Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
minister, a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
, and an advocate of prohibition (temperance), in association with Tommy Taylor and his brother, Rev. Frank Isitt
Frank Isitt
Rev Francis Whitmore Isitt was a New Zealand Methodist Minister, who was general secretary of the New Zealand Alliance from 1900 to 1909. He was a brother of the Rev Leonard Isitt....
.
Member of Parliament
Leonard Isitt took over Taylor’s parliamentary electorate of Christchurch NorthChristchurch North (New Zealand electorate)
Christchurch North is a former New Zealand Parliamentary electorate.The electorate was in the northern suburbs of Christchurch, New Zealand.-History:The electorate existed three times:*1881 to 1890;*1905 to 1946;...
in a 1911 by-election after Tommy Taylor died. He held the seat, first as an Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
then as a Liberal
New Zealand Liberal Party
The New Zealand Liberal Party is generally regarded as having been the first real political party in New Zealand. It governed from 1891 until 1912. Out of office, the Liberals gradually found themselves pressed between the conservative Reform Party and the growing Labour Party...
until he retired in 1925.
Isitt was a member of 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:...
from 1925 to his death in 1937
Family and death
Leonard Isitt married Agnes Caverhill in 1881. They had two sons:- Sir Leonard Monk Isitt (1891–1976), a prominent aviation administrator.
- Willard Whitmore Isitt (1894–1916), a rifleman in the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed during WWIWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
in FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
on 31 October 1916.
Leonard Isitt died on 29 July 1937 and was buried at Linwood Cemetery
Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch
Linwood Cemetery is a cemetery located in Linwood, Christchurch, New Zealand. It is the fifth oldest cemetery in the city that still exists and it is virtually full. Opened in 1884, it has seen some 20,000 burials. The first burial, of the Sexton's wife, was held even before the cemetery was...
two days later.
Works by Isitt
- This is a collection of newspaper clippings.
- Isitt was a contributor to this book. The "Gothic" was a ship.
- This is a prohibition tract.
- These lectures were on the recently-ended war; and on the church's relations with both labour and pacifism.
Works about Isitt
- A discourse delivered in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Auckland, on August 14, 1927, a few hours after Dr. Cleary’s return from Europe. Cleary was the then-Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland.