Rowland Oswald Colin Marks (4 February 1893–12 November 1977) was born in Auckland, New Zealand and was a pioneer of the social credit movement in New Zealand.
He served in World War I as a sergeant and later second lieutenant in the New Zealand Rifle Brigade and earned the DCM. A teacher by profession, after graduating MA in 1922 from Auckland University College, Marks witnessed first-hand the difficulties faced by New Zealanders during the Depression. He became convinced that monetary reform was needed, and stood as the candidate for the Real Democracy Movement in the Wanganui electorate in the 1943 General Election.
The Movement evolved into the New Zealand Social Credit Political League and Marks polled highly, though not enough to take the seat. When not running for Parliament, he served on the League's national committee and was made a life member in 1968. Marks deservedly takes credit for establishing the Social Credit movement as a force in Wanganui.
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Democrats for Social Credit
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| Party Leaders |
- Wilfrid Owen
- P.H. Matthews
- Vernon Cracknell
- John O'Brien
- Bruce Beetham
- Neil Morrison
- John Wright
- Grant Gillon
- Stephnie de Ruyter
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| Former Parliamentarians |
- Vernon Cracknell
- Bruce Beetham
- Gary Knapp
- Neil Morrison
- Grant Gillon
- John Wright
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| Noted activists |
- Terry Heffernan
- Frank Langstone
- Roly Marks
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- John A. Lee
- Country Party
- New Democratic Party
- Alliance
- Progressive Coalition
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Social Credit
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| Movements |
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Canada
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- Abolitionist Party of Canada
- British Columbia Social Credit Party
- Canada Party
- Christian Credit Party
- Committee on Monetary and Economic Reform
- Les Démocrates
- Manitoba Social Credit Party
- New Democracy
- Parti crédit social uni
- Pilgrims of Saint Michael
- Ralliement créditiste
- Ralliement créditiste du Québec
- Social Credit Board
- Alberta Social Credit Party
- Social Credit Party of Canada
- Social Credit Party of New Brunswick
- Social Credit Party of Ontario
- Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan
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Oceania
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- Australian League of Rights
- Douglas Credit Party
- New Zealand Democratic Party for Social Credit
- Social Credit Party
- Solomon Islands Social Credit Party
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United Kingdom
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- British People's Party
- Social Credit Party of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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| People |
- William Aberhart
- Lavern Ahlstrom
- Bruce Beetham
- W. A. C. Bennett
- John Horne Blackmore
- Eric Butler
- Réal Caouette
- Vernon Cracknell
- C. H. Douglas
- Louis Even
- A. N. Field
- Paul Fromm
- Ron Gostick
- John Hargrave
- Robert A. Heinlein
- Norman Jaques
- Solon Earl Low
- Ernest Manning
- Roly Marks
- Neil Morrison
- Al Overfield
- Ezra Pound
- Manasseh Sogavare
- Ken Sweigard
- John Ross Taylor
- John C. Turmel
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| History |
- 1937 Social Credit backbenchers' revolt
- prosperity certificate
- Social Credit Party of Canada split, 1963
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| Persondata |
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Marks, Roly |
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| Short description |
New Zealand politician |
| Date of birth |
1893 |
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| Date of death |
1977 |
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