Mayor of Queenstown Borough explained

Post:Mayor
Body:Queenstown Borough Council
Style:His Worship
Termlength:varied
Formation:1866
First:James William Robertson
Last:John Davies
Abolished:1986
Succession:Mayor of Queenstown-Lakes

This is a list of mayors of Queenstown Borough in New Zealand. The mayor was the head of the Queenstown Borough Council. The borough existed from 1866 until 1986, when it merged with the Lake County to form Queenstown-Lakes District. During the 120 years of its existence, there were 21 mayors.

Queenstown Borough Council

The Queenstown Borough Council was constituted in 1866.[1] James William Robertson was elected as the first mayor in July 1866.[2] John Davies was the last mayor of the borough council (1983–1986) and became the first mayor of Queenstown-Lakes (1986–1989).[3]

The following list is complete:[4]

NamePortraitTermNotes
align=center 1James William Robertson1866–1869
align=center 2Bendix Hallenstein1869–1872
align=center 3Michael Malaghan1872–1874
align=center 4Thomas G. Betts1874–1877
align=center 5William Warren1877–1878
align=center 6Frederick Henry Daniel1878–1880
align=center 7Lewis Hotop1880–1881[5]
align=center (5)William Warren1881–18822nd period
align=center 8James Reid1882–1887
align=center 9Francis St Omer1887–1891
align=center (7)Lewis Hotop1891–18942nd period
align=center (9)Francis St Omer1894–19032nd period
align=center (7)Lewis Hotop1903–19063rd period
align=center 10Maurice James Gavin1906–1908[6]
align=center 11John Edgar Sr.1908–1913
align=center 12Donald F. Sutherland1913–1917
align=center 13Andrew Simson1917–1927
align=center 14(William) Harry Overton1927–1939[7]
align=center 15William Anderson1939–1950
align=center 16D.W. Thomson1950–1952
align=center 17R.C. Robins1952–1953Acting mayor
align=center (15)William Anderson1953–19562nd period
align=center (17)R.C. Robins1956–1962 2nd period
align=center 18George D. Cochrane1962–1968
align=center 19Warren Cooper1968–1975
align=center 20Jim Grant1975–1983
align=center 21John Davies1983–1986

Place names

Some streets and places in Queenstown are named after former borough council mayors; Robertson Street in Frankton, Hallenstein Street, Malaghan Road and Malaghan Street, Warren Park, Hotop Rise, Reid Street, St. Omer Park,[8] Anderson Heights, Robins Road, Grant Road, and Davies Place.

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Otago & Southland Provincial Districts . 1905 . . Cyclopedia Company Limited . 20 June 2020 . Christchurch . Queenstown Borough Council.
  2. News: Election of Mayor . 25 July 1866. Lake Wakatip Mail . 338. 23 June 2020 .
  3. Book: Who's Who in New Zealand, 1991 . 29 July 2015 . Lambert . Max . 1991 . 12th . Octopus . Auckland. 151–152. 9780790001302.
  4. Web site: Past Mayors of the QLDC. Queenstown Lakes District Council . 23 June 2020. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121102032400/http://www.qldc.govt.nz/past_mayors_of_the_qldc . 2 November 2012.
  5. Web site: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand (Otago & Southland Provincial Districts) Queenstown Borough Council . Nzetc.victoria.ac.nz . 4 October 2012.
  6. News: Corporation Notices . 22 June 2020 . Lake Wakatip Mail . 2625 . 24 April 1906 . 4.
  7. News: Queenstown . 22 June 2020 . . 20076 . 18 April 1927 . 14.
  8. Web site: Queenstown Lakes District Council - St Omer Park . Queenstown Lakes District Council . 23 June 2020 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120905044102/http://www.qldc.govt.nz/st_omer_park . 5 September 2012.

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