Algernon Instone (Algie) Rainbow (1885–1969) was a New Zealand accountant, company director and local politician. He was born in

Hastings Hastings () is a large seaside town and borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England, east to the county town of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to the north-west ...

, New Zealand, in 1885. He was Mayor of Hastings from 1941 to 1947. In the

1946 New Year Honours The 1946 New Year Honours were appointments by many of the Commonwealth Realms of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries, and to celebrate the passing of 1945 and the beginni ...

, Rainbow was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of his services as chairman of the Provincial Patriotic Zone Committee, Hastings.

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1885 births 1969 deaths New Zealand accountants People from Hastings, New Zealand Deputy mayors of places in New Zealand Mayors of Hastings, New Zealand New Zealand Officers of the Order of the British Empire {{NewZealand-mayor-stub