▁in ▁Ni ue . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ni ue ▁Assembly ▁for ▁several ▁years , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council , ▁serving ▁as ▁Member ▁for ▁Radio ▁and ▁Tele phone ▁Services . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Born ▁in ▁the ▁Cook ▁Islands , ▁Str ick land ▁ran ▁a ▁b ak ery ▁in ▁R ar ot ong a . ▁He ▁became ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Cook ▁Islands ▁Work ers ' ▁Union ▁and ▁managed ▁the ▁Cook ▁Islands ▁Native ▁Association . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁Ni ue ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁to ▁open ▁a ▁b ak ery , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁several ▁other ▁business ▁vent ures , ▁including ▁a ▁trad ing ▁firm ▁and ▁bus ▁operator , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁opening ▁ ▁the ▁island ' s ▁first ▁cinema ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁and ▁a ▁gar age ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁elections ▁to ▁the ▁Ni ue ▁Island ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁St ick land ▁was ▁elected ▁from ▁the ▁Alo fi ▁North ▁constitu ency . ▁After ▁being ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁onto ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁a ▁Member ▁System ▁was ▁introduced , ▁with ▁St ick land ▁appointed ▁Member ▁for ▁Radio ▁and ▁Tele phone ▁Services . ▁However , ▁he ▁retired ▁from ▁his ▁political ▁roles ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁due ▁to ▁ill ▁health . ▁ ▁Str ick land ▁died ▁in ▁hospital ▁in ▁Alo fi ▁in ▁September