George Fell (mayor) explained

George Fell
Order:6th
Office:Mayor of Blenheim
Term Start:1877
Term End:1879
Predecessor:James Edward Hodson
Successor:Frederick Thomas Farmar
Birth Name:Alfred George Fell
Birth Date:1848 8, df=y
Birth Place:Nelson, New Zealand
Death Place:Wellington, New Zealand
Restingplace:Karori Cemetery
Father:Alfred Fell
Relatives:Charles Fell (brother)
Arthur Fell (brother)
Walter Fell (brother)
Alfred Fell (nephew)

Henry Seymour (grandfather)

Alfred George Fell (12 August 1848 – 6 February 1917) was a New Zealand businessman who served as the sixth mayor of Blenheim.

Fell was born in Nelson in 1848. Alfred Fell (1817–1871), an early settler in Nelson, was his father. Charles, Arthur, and Walter Fell were brothers. The Fell family left for England in January 1859 to provide good education for their by then seven children.[1] George Fell was ten when he left New Zealand. He was one of three sons who returned to New Zealand permanently (the others were Charles and Walter).[2]

George Fell returned to New Zealand in 1871 together with his brother Henry, and they joined the Blenheim auctioneer Henry Dodson[3] in a business partnership.[4] Soon after his arrival, he was elected as one of the wardens of the Anglican Church of the Nativity.[5] Henry Fell soon returned to England and became a minister of the Church. George Fell stood for election as mayor of Blenheim in December 1876 and was successful over Frederick John Litchfield.[6] [7]

Fell married Alice Budge, daughter of surveyor William Budge, on 18 January 1873 at the Church of the Nativity in Blenheim.[8] He was in business in Blenheim for many years and then sold his company to Levin and Co. He then ran a malthouse in Picton.[9] In November 1886, Fell was the only candidate for mayor of Picton and declared elected unopposed,[10] which was the start of unopposed returns for him in 1887,[11] 1888,[12] 1889, and 1890.[13]

Fell died in Hobson Street, Wellington, on 6 February 1917,[14] and was buried in Karori Cemetery.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sunnyside and the Fells . The Prow . 12 November 2022.
  2. Book: 1906 . Ex-mayors . The Cyclopedia of New Zealand (Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts) . 5 . Christchurch . Cyclopedia Company . 318 . 0908797044.
  3. News: Auctions . 13 November 2022 . . VI . 281 . 25 February 1871 . 3.
  4. News: Local and general news . 13 November 2022 . . VI . 290 . 29 April 1871 . 6.
  5. News: Local and general news . 13 November 2022 . . VI . 295 . 3 June 1871 . 4.
  6. News: Election of mayor . 24 November 2022 . . XI . 874 . 9 December 1876 . 4.
  7. News: Untitled . 24 November 2022 . . XI . 877 . 20 December 1876 . 5.
  8. News: . Married . 22 January 1873 . 8 . 467 . 2 . 11 November 2022.
  9. Book: Scholefield . Guy . Guy Scholefield . A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : A–L . I . 1940 . . Wellington . 244.
  10. News: Borough of Picton . 25 November 2022 . Marlborough Press . XXVI . 1819 . 16 November 1886 . 2.
  11. News: The Marlborough Times . 25 November 2022 . Marlborough Daily Times . X . 139 . 19 November 1887 . 2.
  12. News: Local and general news . 25 November 2022 . . XXIV . 258 . 20 November 1888 . 2.
  13. News: Local and general news . 25 November 2022 . . XXVI . 309 . 14 November 1890 . 2.
  14. News: . Deaths . 10 February 1917 . 10 . 3000 . 1 . 11 November 2022.
  15. Web site: Alfred George Fell . Wellington City Council . 25 November 2022.