Mayor of Onehunga

The Mayor of Onehunga officiated over the Onehunga Borough of New Zealand, which was administered by the Onehunga Borough Council. The office existed from 1877 until 1989, when Onehunga Borough was amalgamated into the new Auckland City Council as part of the 1989 local government reforms. There were 24 holders of the office.

In 1894, Elizabeth Yates was elected Mayor of Onehunga, becoming the first female mayor in the British Empire and the second in the world.

List of mayors Mayors of Onehunga were:

Key

Name Term1 John Dickenson Jackson 18772 James William Waller 1877–18783 Thomas George Blakey 1878–18794 George Codlin 1879–1880(3) Thomas George Blakey 1880–1881(4) George Codlin 1881–18835 William George Scott 1883–1884(1) John Dickenson Jackson 1884–1885(5) William George Scott 1885–18866 Robert Close Erson 1886–18877 Charles Colville Fleming 1887–18888 Michael Yates 1888–1892(6) Robert Close Erson 1892–18939 Elizabeth Yates 1893–189410 Donald Sutherland 1894–189711 Frederick William Court 1897–1898(6) Robert Close Erson 1898–1901(10) Donald Sutherland 1901–190412 Angus Gordon 1905–190613 John Rowe 1906–191714 John James Boyd 191715 John Stoupe 1917–191916 John Park 1919–192317 James Edward Cowell 1923–192718 William Charles Coldicutt 1927–192919 Edward Morton 1929–1935(16) John Park 1935–193820 Archer Garside 1938–1941(16) John Park 1941–1944(20) Archer Garside 1944–195921 Leo Manning 1959–196822 Gerrard Beeson 1968–1974(21) Leo Manning 1974–198023 John Henderson 1980–198624 Graham Johnson Mountjoy 1986–1989

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