1 9 4 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁New ▁Zealand ▁politician ▁of ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁H ult qu ist ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Bun bury , ▁Western ▁Australia , ▁an ▁electric ian ▁and ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁Swedish ▁Salv ation ▁Army ▁Officer . ▁He ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁with ▁his ▁parents . ▁He ▁received ▁education ▁in ▁Hamilton ▁and ▁later ▁A uck land ▁before ▁becoming ▁an ▁app rent ice ▁electric ian ▁in ▁Christ ch urch . ▁There ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁union ▁work ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁organ iser ▁for ▁Dan ▁S ull ivan ▁MP ▁for ▁Av on . ▁He ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁A uck land ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁for eman ▁with ▁All um ▁Elect rical ▁Company . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁executive ▁of ▁the ▁A uck land ▁Elect rical ▁Work ers ▁Union ▁and ▁Grey ▁Lyn n ▁Deb ating ▁Society . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁H ult qu ist ▁was ▁on ▁John ▁A . ▁Lee ' s ▁campaign ▁committee ▁in ▁Grey ▁Lyn n ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁he ▁stood ▁un success fully ▁for ▁the ▁A uck land ▁City ▁Council ▁on ▁a ▁Labour ▁Party ▁ticket . ▁ ▁He ▁represented ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁Pl enty ▁elect or ate ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁general ▁election ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁when ▁he ▁died . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁A ▁territorial ▁soldier , ▁he ▁volunte ered ▁on