Tame Parata
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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.
| 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. His father was a Captain Trapp, a whaler from Massachusetts, and his mother was Koroteke of the Ngāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe and Waitaha iwi (tribes). It is said that Tame reversed his father's name to Pratt, and transliterated it to Parata in Māori.
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. 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. Hekia Parata, a former member of Parliament, is his great-great-granddaughter. New Zealand academic and playwright John Broughton is his great-grandson.
Notes
- . Otago Daily Times. 7 March 1917. p. 2.
- Scholefield, Guy, ed. (1940). (PDF). Vol. II. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs.
- Wilson, Jim (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC .
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byHōri Kerei Taiaroa | Member of Parliament for Southern Maori 1885–1911 | Succeeded byTaare Parata |