Jeremiah Twomey

Jeremiah Matthew Twomey (15 August 1847 – 1 November 1921) was a Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council.

[1] Soon after his arrival in the colony, Twomey joined the staff of the Wellington Tribune, owned and edited by W. Hutchison.

He advocated a state bank, cheap money for farmers, protection of local industries, the acquisition of large estates for close settlement, working men's homes, etc.

His address on the development of the industries of the colony attracted a great deal of attention, more especially in Otago, where it was reprinted and distributed in tens of thousands for electioneering purposes.

[1] In the 1890 general election, he contested the Timaru electorate; five candidates stood, the incumbent William Hall-Jones got re-elected, and Twomey came third.