Richard Hawke
# Richard Hawke

Richard Wilson Hawke (1865 – 12 July 1941) was a United Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand, and a farmer and poultry-breeder.

## Biography

He won the Kaiapoi electorate in 1928, but was defeated in 1935.

In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.

He died in Papanui, Christchurch aged 75. He was born in Cornwall, England, and had been on the Waimairi County Council.

