Mayor of Westport, New Zealand explained

The Mayor of Westport officiated over the borough of Westport in on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. The office was created in 1873 when Westport was gazetted as a borough by the Nelson Provincial Council, and ceased with the 1989 local government reforms, when Westport Borough, Buller County and Inangahua County merged to form Buller District. The first mayor of Westport was James Wilson Humphrey.[1] [2]

List of mayors

The following is a complete list of the mayors of Westport:[1] [3]

NamePortraitTerm of office
align=center 1James Wilson Humphreyalign=center 1873–1874
align=center 2Robert Whytealign=center 1874–1876
align=center 3John Munroalign=center 1876–1878
align=center (2)Robert Whyte (2nd time)align=center 1878
align=center 4William Reeve Haseldenalign=center 1878–1880
align=center (3)John Munro (2nd time)align=center 1880–1882
align=center (4)William Reeve Haselden (2nd time)align=center 1882–1884
align=center 5John Hughesalign=center 1884–1889
align=center 6James Suistedalign=center 1889–1890
align=center 7John Marshallalign=center 1890–1892
align=center (6)James Suisted (2nd time)align=center 1892–1894
align=center 8Hans Larsenalign=center 1894–1898
align=center 9James Colvinalign=center 1898–1900
align=center 10James Scanlonalign=center 1900–1903
align=center 11Samuel James Rileyalign=center 1903–1904
align=center 12Fergus Ferguson Munroalign=center 1904–1905
align=center 13George Hargreaves Gothardalign=center 1905–1908
align=center 14James Horace Greenwoodalign=center 1908–1913
align=center 15Arthur Leaveralign=center 1913–1920
align=center 16John Menziesalign=center 1920–1926
align=center 17Charles Greenlandalign=center 1926
align=center 18James Hamilton Harknessalign=center 1927–1933
align=center 19John Kilkennyalign=center 1933–1939
align=center 20John Robertsonalign=center 1939–1953
align=center 21James Hunteralign=center 1953–1956
align=center 22John Watsonalign=center 1956–1968
align=center 23Bill Craddockalign=center 1968–1977
align=center 24Jack Dellacaalign=center 1977–1983
align=center 25Pat O'Deaalign=center 1983–1989

Notes and References

  1. News: The jubilee of Westport . 8 August 1933 . 13 . The Press . 9 October 2020.
  2. Book: Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts |year=1906 |publisher=Cyclopedia Company |location=Christchurch |pages=155–158 |accessdate=9 October 2020]. Westport .
  3. Web site: Inhabitants of Westport 1873–1973 . 9 October 2020.

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