William Pember Reeves

The Honourable William Pember Reeves
Portrait of William Pember Reeves possibly taken when he was elected to be a member of parliament in 1887
5th High Commissioner to the United Kingdom[nb 1]
In office December 1896 – December 1908
Monarchs	Victoria Edward VII
Prime Minister	Richard Seddon
Preceded by	Westby Perceval
Succeeded by	William Hall-Jones
1st Minister of Labour
In office 31 May 1892 – 10 January 1896
Prime Minister	John Ballance Richard Seddon
Succeeded by	Richard Seddon
9th Minister of Education
In office 24 January 1891 – 10 January 1896
Prime Minister	John Ballance Richard Seddon
Preceded by	Thomas William Hislop
Succeeded by	William Campbell Walker
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for City of Christchurch
In office 5 December 1890 – 13 February 1896
Preceded by	Constituency recreated
Succeeded by	Charles Lewis
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for St Albans
In office 26 September 1887 – 5 December 1890
Preceded by	Francis James Garrick
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	(1857-02-10)10 February 1857 Lyttelton, New Zealand
Died	16 May 1932(1932-05-16) (aged 75) London, England
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Magdalen Stuart Robison
Children	3, including Amber Reeves
Parent(s)	William Reeves (father) Ellen Pember (mother)
Occupation	Lawyer and journalist
Cricket information
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1879/80–1887/88	Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 5 Runs scored 188 Batting average 20.88 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 54 Catches/stumpings 1/0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 22 November 2020

William Pember Reeves (10 February 1857 – 16 May 1932) was a New Zealand politician, cricketer, historian and poet who promoted social reform.
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