Rodney County | |
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County of New Zealand | |
1876–1989 | |
Capital | Orewa |
History | |
History | |
• Established | 1876 |
• Disestablished | 1989 |
Today part of | Auckland Council |
Rodney County was one of the counties of New Zealand in the North Island, from 1876 until 1989. It came into existence in November 1876, when the provinces were abolished. [1] In the 1989 local government reforms, it merged with Helensville Borough to create Rodney District.
The Rodney County Council was presided over by a chairman. The following is a complete list of officeholders: [2] [3]
Name | Term of office | |
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1 | Nathaniel Wilson | 1877–1878 |
2 | Henry Palmer | 1878–1881 |
(1) | Nathaniel Wilson | 1881–1885 |
3 | Josiah Hill Hudson | 1885–1887 |
4 | Edward Browne | 1885–1892 |
5 | George Moor | 1892 |
6 | John Morison King | 1892–1893 |
7 | Thomas Adams Gubb | 1893–1899 |
(1) | Nathaniel Wilson | 1899–1905 |
8 | Lewis Philip Becroft | 1905–1911 |
9 | George Wyatt Thompson | 1911–1917 |
10 | John Alfred Shepherd | 1917–1920 |
11 | John Morison | 1920–1923 |
12 | Frederick Hodgson | 1923–1926 |
13 | William John Schollum | 1926–1932 |
14 | Walter Kenneth Becroft | 1932–1938 |
15 | William Robinson Grant | 1938–1947 |
(13) | William John Schollum | 1947–1953 |
16 | Thomas Oliver Llewellyn Jenkins | 1953–1963 |
17 | John James Granville | 1963–1973 |
18 | Gordon Mason | 1973–1989 |
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