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James Dupré Lance (28 January 1829 – 28 March 1897) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Canterbury, New Zealand.

Biography

Lance was born in Boulogne, France. He first came to New Zealand in 1856 to visit his brothers.

He contested the 1866 election for the superintendency of the Canterbury Provincial Council against William Sefton Moorhouse representing the runholders; he came a distant second.

On 12 July 1865, Lance was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council. His membership lapsed on 18 October 1867 through absence. He represented the Cheviot electorate from 1884 to 1890. He contested the Ashley electorate in the 1890 election and was defeated by Richard Meredith.

References

1. ^ Gardner, W. J. "Lance, James Dupré - Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
2. Scholefield, Guy (1950) . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 79.
3. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
4. "The General Election, 1890". National Library. 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 25 February 2012.

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