William Taverner (New Zealand politician) explained

William Burgoyne Taverner (16 August 1879 – 17 July 1958) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for the United Party, and Mayor of Dunedin.

Member of Parliament

Taverner represented the Dunedin electorate of Dunedin South from 1928 to 1931 for the United Party,^[1] when he was defeated by Fred Jones.

Under Joseph Ward, he was Minister of Railways (1928–1930), Minister of Customs (1928–1929), and Commissioner of State Forests (1928–1930). Under George Forbes, he was Minister of Public Works (1930–1931), and Minister of Transport (1930–1931).

Mayor and city councillor

Taverner was one of Dunedin's longest serving city councillors and was the mayor of Dunedin from 1927 to 1929. In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.^[2] He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1953 New Year Honours, for services to the community.

Sources

• Book: Thomson, Jane . Southern People: A Dictionary of Otago and Southland Biography . 1998 . Dunedin City Council . Dunedin .
• Book: Wilson, James Oakley . New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 . 4 . First ed. published 1913 . 1985 . V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer . Wellington . 154283103.

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Notes and References

1. News: Otago Seats . 9 November 2014 . . CVI . 101 . 8 November 1928 . 9.
2. News: Official jubilee medals . 6 May 1935 . Evening Post . 2 July 2013 . 4 .