Later Life
Oram was president of the Constitutional Society. Their aims were for more open government, tax reform, the re-establishment on an upper house, and a written constitution. None of these campaigns had much success, and he retired from the society in 1968. Oram died on 22 January 1969 at Palmerston North, survived by his wife, two daughters, and two sons. His son, also Matthew Oram, went to England in 1938 to study actuarial science. His grandson, also named Matthew Oram and based in Hong Kong, shares his hobby and has racehorses.
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