[2] He was in the Salvation Army and Methodist Church and served for many years on school committees,[2] Tamahere Road Board, Matangi Glaxo Factory Suppliers' Committee[3] and as a member of the Central Waikato Electric Power Board from its formation in 1920.

[5] He was unsuccessful when he stood for Hamilton in 1925,[1] but in a 1927 by-election won Raglan, which was a big upset for the Reform Party.

[7] He then lost it to Stewart Reid of Reform,[8] but won the electorate back in the 1935 general election.

Fraser became tetchy until Nash leaned over and silently pointed to the minister's signature on the paper.

[10] While still a member of the Cabinet he retired as a minister in 1941 owing to ill-health.