William John Hurst Explained

William John Hurst
Order:5th
Office:Mayor of Auckland City
Term Start:1876
Term End:1877
Predecessor:Benjamin Tonks
Successor:Henry Brett
Birth Place:Berwick upon Tweed
Death Place:Folkestone England
Occupation:Politician
Spouse:Mary E Hurst

William John Hurst (c.1829 – 29 September 1886) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in New Zealand and Mayor of Auckland.

He was born in Berwick-upon-Tweed.

In January 1868, Hurst stood in a by-election in the City of Auckland East electorate for the Auckland Provincial Council. He defeated Charles Davis 163 votes to 107.[1] [2] Hurst remained on the provincial council until the abolition of provincial government in 1876.[3]

Hurst represented the Auckland West electorate from the 1879 election to 1881, and then the Waitemata electorate from the 1881 election to 1886 when he died.[4]

His homestead, built in 1860, is located in 288 Hurstmere Road in Takapuna.[5]

Hurst was ill and given leave from Parliament to travel home to England via San Francisco.[6] He died in Folkestone, Kent, England, in 1886, aged 57 years.

He was married to Mary E. Hurst.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Provincial Council election – City East . 15 November 2020 . . XXIV . 3286 . 28 January 1868 . 3.
  2. News: Provincial Council election: Auckland City East . 15 November 2020 . . XXIV . 3290 . 1 February 1868 . 3.
  3. Book: Scholefield, Guy . Guy Scholefield . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 . 3rd . First published in 1913 . 1950 . Govt. Printer . Wellington . 184.
  4. Book: Scholefield, Guy . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 . Guy Scholefield . 3rd . First ed. published 1913 . 1950 . Govt. Printer . Wellington . 115.
  5. Web site: Anderson . Louise . Takapuna – Milford Walk . North Shore City . 14 April 2012 . North Shore . 6 . January 2002.
  6. News: Obituary . 14 April 2012. Taranaki Herald . XXXV . 7192 . 9 October 1886 . 2.
  7. Book: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Auckland Provincial District . 1902 . . Cyclopedia Company Limited . 13 April 2012 . Christchurch . Mr. W. J. Hurst.