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1912 Invercargill Mayoral Election
The 1912 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 25 April 1912 as part of that year's local elections. Two-time former mayor William Benjamin Scandrett was elected once again. His opponent, Andrew Bain, would first become mayor in 1923 Events January–February * January 9 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory). * January 11 – Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area, t .... Results The following table gives the election results: References {{DEFAULTSORT:Invercargill Mayoral Election, 1912 1912 elections in New Zealand Mayoral elections in Invercargill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Benjamin Scandrett
William Benjamin Scandrett (7 February 1840 – 23 September 1917) was a New Zealand politician. He migrated from England to New Zealand in 1855, and moved to Invercargill in 1862. He was the first town clerk of Invercargill after it was proclaimed a municipality, serving from 1871 to 1893. He was deputy mayor of Invercargill twice (1902 and 1911) and mayor of Invercargill three times (1894–1895, 1904–1909 and 1912–1913). Scandrett married Susannah Hinton Milstead and had five children. See also * 1894 Invercargill mayoral election * 1912 Invercargill mayoral election References Sources * * External linksSouthland and its Resources: Being a Paper on the Resources of the District of Southland, Otago, New Zealand... Read at a Meeting of the Southland Institute, Invercargill, on 18 September 1883; Together With Comments by Members in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 22Brief History of Eastern Cemetery– past mayors {{DEFAULTSORT:Scandrett, W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Bain
Andrew Bain may refer to: * Andrew Bain (horn player), horn player with the Los Angeles Philharmonic *Andrew Bain (singer), British singing dentist *Andrew Bain (drummer) Andrew Bain is a Scottish drummer and music educator. He is Head of Jazz at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bain, Andrew Scottish drummers British male drummers Living people Musici ..., Scottish drummer * Andrew Geddes Bain (1797–1864), South African geologist, road engineer, palaeontologist and explorer * Andrew Moon Bain, Americanl artist and record producer {{hndis, Bain, Andrew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Bain (mayor)
Andrew Bain may refer to: *Andrew Bain (horn player), horn player with the Los Angeles Philharmonic *Andrew Bain (singer), British singing dentist *Andrew Bain (drummer) Andrew Bain is a Scottish drummer and music educator. He is Head of Jazz at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bain, Andrew Scottish drummers British male drummers Living people Musici ..., Scottish drummer * Andrew Geddes Bain (1797–1864), South African geologist, road engineer, palaeontologist and explorer * Andrew Moon Bain, Americanl artist and record producer {{hndis, Bain, Andrew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Ott
William Alexander Ott (1872–1951) was a prominent Invercargill, New Zealand sharebroker and businessman and Mayor of Invercargill from 1910 to 1912. During his mayoralty, the Invercargill tram network was opened. Biography Ott was born in Invercargill in 1872 the younger son of John George Ott, an Invercargill tailor, and Margaret Murray who had married in Dunedin in 1862. Ott also had an elder sister and a sister Margaret who died in 1870 aged four months. He trained as an accountant and became a fellow of the New Zealand Accountants' and Auditors' Association. Ott's family came from the German village of Dörnach which is these days part of Pliezhausen in Tübingen. His uncle (Johan Jacob) Jacob Ott came to Dunedin in the early 1850s. Jacob was a shoemaker and came out employed by the Lutheran Mission under Johann Friedrich Heinrich Wohlers. Not a missionary himself, Jacob later owned the Whitehouse Hotel in Waikiwi. Jacob financed two of his siblings to follow him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1923 Invercargill Mayoral Election
The 1923 Invercargill mayoral election was held on 26 April 1923 as part of that year's local elections. Results The following table gives the election results: References {{DEFAULTSORT:Invercargill Mayoral Election, 1923 1923 elections in New Zealand Mayoral elections in Invercargill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Southland Times
''The Southland Times'' is the regional daily paper for Southland, including Invercargill, and neighbouring parts of Otago, in New Zealand. It is now owned by media business Stuff Ltd, formerly the New Zealand division of Fairfax Media. History ''The Southland Times'' was first established in 1862. The first edition was published on 12 November 1862 under the title of ''Invercargill Times''. The three founders were Gerard George Fitzgerald, John T. Downes, and Charles Reynolds. The name changed to ''The Southland Times'' in June 1864. Initially, it was published two or three times a week until it became a daily paper in 1875. From 1869 until its purchase by the INL (Independent Newspapers Limited), it was owned by the Gilmour family. Robert Gilmour became a part owner in 1869–70, and then in 1879 became the sole owner of the paper. In 1972, digital computers and software, phototypesetters, and a Japanese APR photopolymer plate were installed at the paper, making the ''Times ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 Elections In New Zealand
Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Parthia * King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V. China * A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian hostage. After suffering some defeats against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo forcefully relocates the imperial capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Before leaving, Dong Zhuo orders his troops to loot the tombs of the Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
