Mayor of Westport, New Zealand

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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
1James Wilson Humphrey1873–1874
2Robert Whyte1874–1876
3 John Munro John Munro (cropped).jpg 1876–1878
(2)Robert Whyte (2nd time)1878
4William Reeve Haselden William Reeve Haselden (cropped).jpg 1878–1880
(3) John Munro (2nd time) John Munro (cropped).jpg 1880–1882
(4)William Reeve Haselden (2nd time) William Reeve Haselden (cropped).jpg 1882–1884
5John Hughes John Hughes, mayor of Westport (cropped).jpg 1884–1889
6James Suisted James Suisted (cropped).jpg 1889–1890
7John Marshall John Marshall, mayor of Westport (cropped).jpg 1890–1892
(6)James Suisted (2nd time) James Suisted (cropped).jpg 1892–1894
8Hans Larsen1894–1898
9 James Colvin James Colvin.jpg 1898–1900
10James Scanlon1900–1903
11Samuel James Riley Samuel James Riley (cropped).jpg 1903–1904
12Fergus Ferguson Munro1904–1905
13George Hargreaves Gothard1905–1908
14James Horace Greenwood1908–1913
15Arthur Leaver Arthur Leaver (cropped).jpg 1913–1920
16John Menzies John Menzies - mayor of Westport.jpg 1920–1926
17Charles Greenland Charles Greenland (cropped).jpg 1926
18James Hamilton Harkness1927–1933
19John Kilkenny1933–1939
20John Robertson1939–1953
21James Hunter1953–1956
22John Watson1956–1968
23Bill Craddock1968–1977
24Jack Dellaca1977–1983
25Pat O'Dea1983–1989

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References

  1. 1 2 "The jubilee of Westport". The Press. 8 August 1933. p. 13. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  2. "Westport". Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts. Christchurch: Cyclopedia Company. 1906. pp. 155–158. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. "Inhabitants of Westport 1873–1973" . Retrieved 9 October 2020.