William John Hurst

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New Zealand Parliament
William John Hurst
William John HURST.jpg
5th Mayor of Auckland City
In office
1876–1877
YearsTermElectorateParty
1879 1881 7th Auckland West Independent
1881 1884 8th Waitemata Independent
1884 1886 9th Waitemata Independent

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. [5]

His homestead, built in 1860, is located in 288 Hurstmere Road in Takapuna. [6]

Hurst was ill and given leave from Parliament to travel home to England via San Francisco. [1] He died in Folkestone, Kent, England, in 1886, aged 57 [1] years.

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Obituary". Taranaki Herald. Vol. XXXV, no. 7192. 9 October 1886. p. 2. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  2. "Provincial Council election – City East". Daily Southern Cross . Vol. XXIV, no. 3286. 28 January 1868. p. 3. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  3. "Provincial Council election: Auckland City East". Daily Southern Cross . Vol. XXIV, no. 3290. 1 February 1868. p. 3. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 184.
  5. Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 115.
  6. Anderson, Louise (January 2002). "Takapuna – Milford Walk" (PDF). North Shore: North Shore City. p. 6. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  7. Cyclopedia Company Limited (1902). "Mr. W. J. Hurst". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Auckland Provincial District. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand . Retrieved 13 April 2012.
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Auckland City
1876–1877
Succeeded by
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Waitemata
1881–1886
Succeeded by