▁K err ▁was ▁thus ▁elected . ▁ ▁Pi per ▁un success fully ▁stood ▁for ▁Parliament ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Nelson ▁elect or ate ▁on ▁several ▁occasions . ▁In ▁the ▁, ▁he ▁came ▁second ▁against ▁Henry ▁Le vest am . ▁In ▁the ▁, ▁the ▁elect or ate ▁was ▁cont ested ▁by ▁Henry ▁Le vest am , ▁Pi per ▁and ▁W B ▁Gib bs ▁( a ▁son ▁of ▁William ▁Gib bs ), ▁and ▁he ▁came ▁second . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁, ▁he ▁came ▁second ▁against ▁John ▁Graham . ▁ ▁Pi per ▁was ▁noted ▁as ▁a ▁man ▁of ▁firm ▁conv ict ions . ▁ ▁Community ▁service ▁ ▁Pi per ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Hospital ▁Board ▁for ▁a ▁time , ▁a ▁prominent ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Rec ab ite ▁Order ▁and ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁temper ance ▁movement . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁Y M CA . ▁Pi per ▁was ▁a ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Peace ▁( J P ). ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Nelson ▁Char itable ▁A id ▁Board ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Nelson ▁Char itable ▁A id ▁Board , ▁including ▁Pi per , ▁made ▁a ▁surprise ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁Sto ke ▁Indust rial ▁School . ▁The ▁school , ▁also ▁called ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁Or phan age , ▁was ▁a ▁priv ately ▁run , ▁Roman ▁Catholic , ▁reform ▁school . ▁The ▁inspect ors ▁found ▁two ▁boys ▁locked ▁in ▁solit ary ▁conf in ement ▁cells . ▁This