Trevor Freeman Horne (30 September 1920 – 3 July 1991) was a New Zealand politician. He served as

mayor of Nelson The mayor of Nelson is the head of the municipal government of Nelson, New Zealand, and presides over the Nelson City Council. The mayor is directly elected using a single transferable vote electoral system. The current mayor is Nick Smith, wh ...

from 1968 to 1971.

Early life and family

Horne was born in

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. He was the son of Freeman Horne and Mable Smith. He was educated at

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. In 1951 he married Ngaire Johnston and they had two children, a boy and a girl.

Career

He began work in 1935 as a clerk with a public accountant, joined the Farmers Co-op in 1936, and in 1937 became an apprentice cabinet maker. After the

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he formed his own tourism business and was a director of Tourist Services Limited.

War service

Horne joined the

Royal New Zealand Air Force The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) ( mi, Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa, "The Warriors of the Sky of New Zealand"; previously ', "War Party of the Blue") is the aerial service branch of the New Zealand Defence Force. It was formed from New Zeala ...

in 1940, serving in No 2 Ground Reconnaissance Squadron as an Acting Flight Sergeant. He left the Air Force in 1946. During the war he studied a

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commerce course.

Political career

Horne was elected to the

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in 1956, became Mayor for one term from 1968 to 1971 replacing

Douglas Strawbridge Douglas Nelson Strawbridge (21 October 1908 – 6 December 1979) served as Mayor of Nelson, New Zealand from 1962 to 1968. Strawbridge was born, the son of Charles James Strawbridge and Martha Annie Strawbridge. He attended Nelson College ...

, and Deputy Mayor from 1974 to 1980. During his time as mayor the Government sought to demolish the old Nelson Provincial Council building to make way for a new court house. Horne and fellow Council member

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unsuccessfully campaigned to have the building preserved. The majority of councillors did not support them and in September 1969 the building was demolished.

Public service

He was a member of

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, Toastmasters and the Nelson Chamber of Commerce. Horne was also President of the Nelson Judo Kwai and Nelson Skating Club. In the

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, Horne was appointed a

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for public services. In 1990, he was awarded the

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. When he died in 1991, Horne bequeathed $60,000 to the Nelson City, which was used to develop the Trevor Horne Heritage Trail.Nelson Evening Mail, 24 August 1998

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Horne, Trevor Freeman 1920 births 1991 deaths Mayors of Nelson, New Zealand Deputy mayors of places in New Zealand Companions of the Queen's Service Order People from Christchurch New Zealand military personnel of World War II 20th-century New Zealand politicians People educated at Gisborne Boys' High School Royal New Zealand Air Force personnel