Background
He was born in Inglewood in 1891 to Irish parents Samuel John Sullivan and Sarah Maria (née Acton).
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Career
Sullivan received his education in Inglewood and Stratford. He was a Taranaki rugby representative. He served in World War I in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) and in World World War II at Trentham Military Camp in New Zealand.
He set up a construction company in the Bay of Plenty, and in Whakatane was Mayor 1925–1938, the Harbour Board Chairman 1923–1926 and on the Council for almost 26 years.
Sullivan was one of three candidates in the 1931 election in the Tauranga electorate. He was defeated by MacMillan.
He was the Minister of Labour, Mines, Housing and the State Advances Corporation in the First National Government from 1949 to 1957, including the period of the 1951 Waterfront dispute. On 12 September 1916, Sullivan married Elvina Coral Brayshaw at Stratford.
He died in Whakatane on 17 March 1967.
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Membership
He was a member of the United Party, but Charles MacMillan was the official candidate of the United-Reform Coalition, hence Sullivan stood as an Independent.
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National Party
Awards
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Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later King George IV, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, King George III.The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later King George IV, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, King George III.