Douglas Strawbridge Explained

Douglas Strawbridge
Order:21st
Office:Mayor of Nelson
Term Start:1962
Term End:1968
Predecessor:Stanley Russell
Successor:Trevor Horne
Birth Name:Douglas Nelson Strawbridge
Birth Date:21 October 1908
Birth Place:Nelson, New Zealand
Death Place:Nelson, New Zealand
Occupation:Building contractor

Douglas Nelson Strawbridge (21 October 1908  - 6 December 1979) served as Mayor of Nelson, New Zealand from 1962 to 1968. Strawbridge was born, the son of Charles James Strawbridge and Martha Annie Strawbridge. He attended Nelson College in 1923 and became a building contractor.[1]

Strawbridge was elected Mayor of Nelson in 1962 and held the position to 1968.

He died at Nelson, and was buried at Marsden Valley Cemetery, Stoke.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Nelson College Old Boys Register 1981
  2. Web site: Cemeteries database . Nelson City Council . 18 September 2015.