Tame Parata (c.1837 – 6 March 1917), also known as Thomas Pratt, was a Māori and a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.
Tame Parata | |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Southern Maori | |
| In office 1885–1911 | |
| Preceded by | Hōri Kerei Taiaroa |
| Succeeded by | Taare Parata |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c.1837 Ruapuke Island, New Zealand |
| Died | 6 March 1917 Puketeraki, near Karitane, New Zealand |
| Spouse | Peti Hurene (Elizabeth Brown) |
| Children | |
| Relatives | Hekia Parata (great-great-granddaughter) |
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885–1887 | 9th | Southern Maori | Independent | ||
| 1887–1890 | 10th | Southern Maori | Independent | ||
| 1890–1893 | 11th | Southern Maori | Liberal | ||
| 1893–1896 | 12th | Southern Maori | Liberal | ||
| 1896–1899 | 13th | Southern Maori | Liberal | ||
| 1899–1902 | 14th | Southern Maori | Liberal | ||
| 1902–1905 | 15th | Southern Maori | Liberal | ||
| 1905–1908 | 16th | Southern Maori | Liberal | ||
| 1908–1911 | 17th | Southern Maori | Liberal | ||
Parata was born on Ruapuke Island in Foveaux Strait.[1] His father was a Captain Trapp, a whaler from Massachusetts, and his mother was Koroteke of the Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Mamoe and Waitaha tribes. It is said that Tame reversed his father's name to Pratt, and transliterated it to Parata in Māori.[2]
He won the Southern Maori electorate in the 1885 by-election after the resignation of Hōri Kerei Taiaroa, and held it to 1911, when he retired; he was succeeded in the electorate by his youngest son, Taare Parata.[3][4] Subsequently, on 13 June 1912 Parata Sr was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council, where he sat until he died on 6 March 1917.[5][2] Hekia Parata, a former member of Parliament, is his great-great-granddaughter.[6]
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References
- "Obituary: Hon. Taame Parata". Otago Daily Times. 7 March 1917. p. 2. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- Scholefield, Guy, ed. (1940). A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : M–Addenda (PDF). Vol. II. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.