Sir Robert Stout

**Sir Robert Stout** (28 September 1844 – 19 July 1930) was a New Zealand politician who was the 13th Prime Minister of New Zealand on two occasions in the late 19th century, and later Chief Justice of New Zealand. He was the only person to hold both these offices. He was noted for his support of liberal causes such as women's suffrage, and for his strong belief that philosophy and theory should always triumph over political expediency.

## Life

As a young man he was already a temperance advocate. For he had he had seen the effects of drunkenness on some of the already poverty-stricken inhabitants of his home town. Stout’s name is prominent in the Wellington church records. He was an occasional speaker. Both him and his wife were members of the New Zealand Alliance for the Abolition of the Liquor Traffic. His prominence in the temperance circles made he colleagues with Sir William Fox and Rev. L.M Isitt. Anna helped found the Women's Christian Temperance Union in 1885. He predicted that if women ever received the vote national prohibition should pass. After the 1893 election he , was largely devoted to the major reforms of the Liberal government including land policy, the prohibition question and licensing laws. In 1930, at the annual meeting at the New Zealand Alliance passed a resolution acknowledging the lifetime of service and support of him and his wife.

## Gallery

Portrait of Sir Robert Stout Vice-President Of the NZ Alliance.Sir Robert and Lady Anna on their wedding day, 1876.
## References

**Citations**

1. ↑ ROBERT STOUT.
2. ↑ Morrell 1966
3. ↑ Butterworth 1997, p. 45
4. ↑ Maindonald 2020, p. 49
5. ↑ Sir Robert Stout.
6. ↑ Webb 2015, p. 20
7. ↑ Sir Robert Stout.
8. ↑ Hamlin 1931, p. 128
9. ↑ Atherton 1990, p. 9
10. ↑ NEW ZEALAND ALLIANCE.

 **Bibliography**

*Not by author; sorted by publication name*

* Morrell, William (1966), "An Encyclopedia of New Zealand, Volume 3 ‘STOUT, Sir Robert, P.C., K.C.M.G.’", *R.E. Owen, Government Printer*, https://teara.govt.nz/en/1966/en, retrieved 14 June 2022

* Webb, Monica (2015), "Anna Paterson Stout: Portrait of a New Zealand Lady 1858-1931", *Massey University*: pp. 113, https://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/7100, retrieved 5 June 2022

* Maindonald, John (April 19, 2020), "A Radical Religious Heritage", *The CopyPress*: pp. 68, https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/podcast/20200419\_JohnMaindonald\_ARadicalReligiousHeritage.pdf, retrieved 14 June 2022

* Butterworth, Graham (1997), "Chips off the Auld Rock", *Shetland Society of Wellington*: pp. 251, https://books.google.co.nz/books/about/Chips\_Off\_the\_Auld\_Rock.html?id=fyzFAAAACAAJ&source=kp\_book\_description&redir\_esc=y, retrieved 14 June 2022

* Atherton, Rosalind (1990), "NEW ZEALAND'S TESTATOR'S FAMILY MAINTENANCE ACT OF 1900 - THE STOUTS, THE WOMEN'S MOVEMENT AND POLITICAL COMPROMISE", *Otago Law*: pp. 20, http://www.nzlii.org/nz/journals/OtaLawRw/1990/2.pdf, retrieved 5 June 2022

* Hamlin, Adytum (1931), "SIR ROBERT STOUT HIS ,EARLY LIFE, MINISTRY AND CHARACTER", *CAITERBURY illUVERSITY COLLEGE*: pp. 212, https://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10092/100953/Hamlin\_1931\_thesis\_some%20missing%20pages.pdf?sequence=1, retrieved 5 JUNE 2022