Category:James Carroll (New Zealand politician)

**James Carroll**
	New Zealand politician (1857-1926)
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Date of birth	20 August 1857; Wairoa
Date of death	18 October 1926; Auckland
Manner of death	natural causes;
Cause of death	kidney failure;
Country of citizenship	New Zealand;
Occupation	politician; farmer; interpreter;
Member of political party	New Zealand Liberal Party;
Position held	Minister for Māori Development (1899–1912); Member of the New Zealand Parliament (1887–1893); Member of the New Zealand Parliament (1893–1908); Member of the New Zealand Parliament (1908–1919); Member of the Legislative Council of New Zealand (1921–1926);
Spouse	Hēni Materoa Carroll (1881–);
Relative	Turi Carroll (nephew);
Award received	Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (1911);
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Sir James Carroll, KCMG (20 August 1857 – 18 October 1926), known to Māori as Timi Kara, was a New Zealand politician of Irish and Ngati Kahungunu (Māori) descent. Beginning his career as an interpreter and land agent, Carroll was elected to the Eastern Maori seat in 1887. He was Colonial Secretary (equivalent to Minister of Internal Affairs) from 1895. He was the first Māori to hold the cabinet position of Minister of Native Affairs, which he held between 1899 and 1912. He was held in high regard within the Liberal Party and was acting prime minister in 1909 and 1911.