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Sid Ensor
The Mayor of Thames officiated over the Thames Borough of New Zealand, which was administered by the Thames Borough Council. The office existed from 1874 until 1975, when Thames Borough and Coromandel County were amalgamated to form Thames-Coromandel District. There were 24 holders of the office. History The Thames Gold Rush in the late 1860s and the early 1870s made Thames known as a locality, and the township developed from diggers settling in the area. The area was controlled by the Auckland Provincial Council. In late 1871, a public meeting in Grahamstown (one of the two historic towns that now forms Thames) resolved: That in the opinion of the meeting it is desirable that a Municipal Corporation should be established for the Thames. This resulted in the forming of a Thames Municipality Committee in early 1872. The Borough of Thames was gazetted in November 1873. The first Borough Council was elected in March 1874. As was practice at the time, the councillors voted one of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayors Of Thames
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as the means by which a mayor is elected or otherwise mandated. Depending on the system chosen, a mayor may be the chief executive officer of the municipal government, may simply chair a multi-member governing body with little or no independent power, or may play a solely ceremonial role. A mayor's duties and responsibilities may be to appoint and oversee municipal managers and employees, provide basic governmental services to constituents, and execute the laws and ordinances passed by a municipal governing body (or mandated by a state, territorial or national governing body). Options for selection of a mayor include direct election by the public, or selection by an elected governing council or board. The term ''mayor'' shares a linguistic or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Fraser (New Zealand Politician, Born 1827)
William Fraser (1827–1901) was a 19th-century Liberal Party Member of Parliament in the Auckland Region, New Zealand. Biography He was born in Inverness, Scotland, in 1827. He was Mayor of Thames in 1882–1887. He represented the Thames electorate in Parliament from 1884 to 1890. In the 1890 general election, he was defeated for the Te Aroha electorate by William Shepherd Allen William Shepherd Allen (22 June 1831 – 15 January 1915) was an English Liberal politician. He also worked as a farmer and served as an MP in New Zealand. Biography Allen was born at Manchester, the son of William Allen and his wife Maria Shep .... Allen's election was declared void on 3 April 1891. Fraser won the resulting 9 July 1891 by-election and represented the electorate until the end of the term in 1893. Notes References * * 1827 births 1901 deaths Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand Liberal Party MPs Mayors of Thames New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Mayors Of Places In New Zealand
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Archibald Burns (politician)
The Hon. Archibald Burns (1867 – 22 December 1950) was a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council from 1934 to 1941. Thames Burns was born in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1867, to parents who had "arrived in the sixties". He started his own family by married Sophia McLaren in Melbourne in 1893. They'd go on to have four children: three daughters and a son. He moved to Thames, where he had a grocery store on Albert Street in the early 1900s. He was a member of the Thames Borough Council for many years, and was Mayor of Thames from 1905 to 1909. During his mayoralty, he became a justice of the peace. He was chairman of the Thames Hospital Trustees, a member of the Thames Hospital Board, a member of the Thames Harbour Board, and a board member of Thames High School. For 15 years, he was responsible for fire prevention in Thames. Auckland Afterwards, he was very involved with education issues in Auckland. He was chairman of the Auckland Education Board, a board member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Ehrenfried , names sometimes translated to English as "Louis"
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The Cyclopedia Of New Zealand
''The Cyclopedia of New Zealand: industrial, descriptive, historical, biographical facts, figures, illustrations'' was an encyclopaedia published in New Zealand between 1897 and 1908 by the Cyclopedia Company Ltd. Arthur McKee was one of the original directors of the company that published ''The Cyclopedia'', and his business partner H. Gamble worked with him on the first volume. Six volumes were published on the people, places and organisations of provinces of New Zealand. The ''Cyclopedia'' is an important historical resource. The volumes are arranged geographically, with each volume concerned with a specific region of New Zealand. Its breadth of coverage of many small towns and social institutions were poorly covered by contemporary newspapers and other sources. The first volume, which covered Wellington, also included the colonial government, politicians, governors, and public servants. The first volume was produced in Wellington, and the remaining volumes were produced in Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William McCullough (New Zealand Politician)
William McCullough (26 February 1843 – 22 July 1925) was a New Zealand politician. Biography McCullough was born in 1843 in Wylam, England. Aged two, his parents took him to Limerick, where he grew up. From there, he emigrated with his parents in 1859 on the ship ''Tornado'' to Auckland. He assisted his father on his farm at Mangapai and was a reporter on the ''Auckland Weekly News''. In 1864 he went to the West Coast goldfields of the South Island, working as a miner at the Greenstone, Red Jack's Gully, and other districts of the Grey. On the opening of the Thames as a goldfield, McCullough returned to Auckland, and 'tried his luck' on the new field, acting as a miner and mine manager for several years, and subsequently joining the ''Times'' as mining reporter. A few years later he became proprietor of the ''Thames Star''. McCullough held many official positions in the Thames District, including mayor (1878–1879) and councillor (1881–1882), president of the Hospital Boa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Legislative Council
The New Zealand Legislative Council was the upper house of the General Assembly of New Zealand between 1853 and 1951. An earlier arrangement of legislative councils for the colony and provinces existed from 1841 when New Zealand became a colony; it was reconstituted as the upper house of a bicameral legislature when New Zealand became self-governing in 1852, which came into effect in the following year. Unlike the elected lower house, the House of Representatives, the Legislative Council was wholly appointed by the governor-general. The New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 had authorised the appointment of a minimum of ten councillors. Beginning in the 1890s, the membership of the upper house became controlled by government of the day. As a result, the Legislative Council possessed little influence. While intended as a revising chamber, in practice, debates and votes typically simply replicated those in the lower house. It was abolished by an Act of Parliament in 1950, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas William Rhodes
Thomas William Rhodes (25 April 1860 – 30 August 1944) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party, then the Reform Party. He changed his affiliation to the Reform Party in 1915. Early life Rhodes was born in Parnell. In 1887, he founded the ''Coromandel Country News''. Political career He represented the Thames electorate from 1911 to 1928, when he retired. He was Mayor of Thames from 1923 to 1927. In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. Death Rhodes died at his home in 11 St Mary's Street, Wellington, on 30 August 1944, aged 84. He was cremated on 1 September 1944 at the Karori Crematorium The Karori Crematorium and its adjacent chapel are located in Karori Cemetery in the Wellington suburb of Karori. The crematorium was the first such facility in New Zealand, and it opened in 1909. The Karori Crematorium and chapel are registered b .... References 1860 births 1944 deaths Reform Party (New Zealand) MPs New Zealand L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James McGowan (politician)
James McGowan (1841 – 7 May 1912) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party. Biography McGowan was born in Maxwell's Court, County Down, Ireland, in 1841. He emigrated to Auckland in 1865 on the ship ''Liverpool''. After five years, he moved to Thames, where he had a large store and a bakery. Political career He was Mayor of Thames in 1889, and in 1892–1893. He represented the Thames electorate in Parliament from an 1893 by-election. The by-election was caused after the resignation of Liberal Party MP Alfred Cadman. The Liberals selected the incumbent Mayor of Thames, James McGowan as their candidate for Cadman's seat. After a large public gathering, it was decided not to run another candidate against McGowan in light of a general election being only months away, resulting in McGowan being elected unopposed. From 1896 until 1900 he was the Liberal Party's junior whip. He was Minister of Justice and Minister of Mines from 23 January 1900 in the Liberal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thames, New Zealand
Thames () ( mi, Pārāwai) is a town at the southwestern end of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island. It is located on the Firth of Thames close to the mouth of the Waihou River. The town is the seat of the Thames-Coromandel (district), New Zealand, Thames-Coromandel District Council. The Māori people, Māori iwi are Ngāti Maru (Hauraki), Ngāti Maru, who are descendants of Marutuahu's son Te Ngako. Ngāti Maru is part of the Ngati Marutuahu confederation of tribes or better known as Hauraki Iwi. Thames had an estimated population of 15,000 in 1870, but this declined to 4,500 in 1881, and it has increased modestly since. It is still the biggest town on the Coromandel. Until 2016, a historical Oak, oak tree that was planted by Governor George Grey stood on the corner of Grey and Rolleston streets. Demographics Thames covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Thames had a population of 7,293 at the 2018 Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Parliament
The New Zealand Parliament ( mi, Pāremata Aotearoa) is the unicameral legislature of New Zealand, consisting of the King of New Zealand ( King-in-Parliament) and the New Zealand House of Representatives. The King is usually represented by his governor-general. Before 1951, there was an upper chamber, the New Zealand Legislative Council. The New Zealand Parliament was established in 1854 and is one of the oldest continuously functioning legislatures in the world. It has met in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, since 1865. The House of Representatives normally consists of 120 members of Parliament (MPs), though sometimes more due to overhang seats. There are 72 MPs elected directly in electorates while the remainder of seats are assigned to list MPs based on each party's share of the total party vote. Māori were represented in Parliament from 1867, and in 1893 women gained the vote. Although elections can be called early, each three years Parliament is dissolved and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
