Tom Bloodworth

Thomas Bloodworth OBE (10 February 1882 – 11 May 1974) was a New Zealand politician.

Born in Maxey, Northamptonshire in 1882,[1] Bloodworth was a member of the British Independent Labour Party and came to New Zealand in 1907.

Bloodworth was an Auckland City Councillor for a total of 33 years:1919–1927 and 1928–1931 (Labour); 1931–1938 (Independent); and 1953–1968 (Citizens and Ratepayers).

He was a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council for three terms over 16 years from 22 June 1934 to its abolition in 1950.

[5] He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to local government, in the 1966 Queen's Birthday Honours.