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. [1]
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. [2] [3] Hurst remained on the provincial council until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. [4]
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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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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