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William Warren (1833 – 3 January 1900) was the fifth 
Flood and fire threatened the Wakatip Mail newspaper in its early years. In 1878 there was a major flood in Queenstown and the newspaper's stock was damaged.
The following year two of Warren's children lit some paper and the newspaper office was completely destroyed by fire, along with a new type and materials only been received from Melbourne the previous day. The paper missed only one issue, with help from the ''Arrow Observer'' newspaper.
In 1883 Warren himself was in strife following the Mail publication of a scathing article about a public address by J T Marryat Hornsby of the neighbouring
mayor of Queenstown Borough
This is a list of mayors of Queenstown Borough in New Zealand. The mayor was the head of the Queenstown Borough Council. The borough existed from 1866 until 1986, when it merged with the Lake County to form Queenstown-Lakes District
Queenstow ...
in New Zealand.
He was born in Royston, England. His father John was also a journalist. William followed the gold rush
A gold rush or gold fever is a discovery of gold—sometimes accompanied by other precious metals and rare-earth minerals—that brings an onrush of miners seeking their fortune. Major gold rushes took place in the 19th century in Australia, New Z ...
to Victoria and then Otago. In 1864 he acquired, initially in partnership with R.Wills; the ''Wakatip Mail'' and became sole owner in May 1867.
William Warren was a borough councillor for many years and served two terms as mayor of Queenstown; 1877–1878 and 1881–1882. He also formed a Cadet Corps in the Volunteer movement
The Volunteer Force was a citizen army of part-time rifle, artillery and engineer corps, created as a popular movement throughout the British Empire in 1859. Originally highly autonomous, the units of volunteers became increasingly integrated ...
, and was the Captain.
He was prominent in the Freemasons
Freemasonry or Masonry refers to fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local guilds of stonemasons that, from the end of the 13th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities ...
, joining the Masonic Lake Lodge of Ophir in 1868, and held several offices in a long membership. He also took a prominent part in the Anglican Church
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of the ...
.
In 1873 he married Margaret Jane Beggs and they had four children.
Flood and fire threatened the Wakatip Mail newspaper in its early years. In 1878 there was a major flood in Queenstown and the newspaper's stock was damaged.
The following year two of Warren's children lit some paper and the newspaper office was completely destroyed by fire, along with a new type and materials only been received from Melbourne the previous day. The paper missed only one issue, with help from the ''Arrow Observer'' newspaper.
In 1883 Warren himself was in strife following the Mail publication of a scathing article about a public address by J T Marryat Hornsby of the neighbouring Arrowtown
Arrowtown (Māori: ''Haehaenui'') is a historic gold mining town in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. Arrowtown is located on the banks of the Arrow River approximately 7.5 km from State Highway 6. Arrowtown is locat ...
newspaper, the Lake County Press. The Mail had implied that Hornsby was a convict by saying he came from Tasmania. Hornsby successfully sued for damages for libel.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Warren, William 1833 births 1900 deaths Mayors of Queenstown-Lakes