William Benjamin Scandrett (7 February 1840 – 23 September 1917) was a New Zealand politician. He migrated from England to New Zealand in 1855, and moved to Invercargill in 1862. He was the first town clerk of Invercargill after it was proclaimed a municipality, serving from 1871 to 1893. He was deputy mayor of Invercargill twice (1902 and 1911) and mayor of Invercargill three times (1894–1895, 1904–1909 and 1912–1913). Scandrett married Susannah Hinton Milstead and had five children.[1][2][3][4][5]
William Benjamin Scandrett | |
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| Mayor of Invercargill | |
| In office 1894–1895 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Raeside |
| Succeeded by | John Sinclair |
| In office 1904–1909 | |
| Preceded by | George Froggatt |
| Succeeded by | Charles Stephen Longuet |
| In office 1912–1913 | |
| Preceded by | William Ott |
| Succeeded by | Duncan McFarlane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 February 1840 Clapham, London, England |
| Died | 23 September 1917 (aged 77) Invercargill, New Zealand |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mayors down the years". Invercargill City Council. Archived from the original on 9 August 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ "Mayors 1888 to 1927". Invercargill City Council. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ "Obituary". The Evening Post. Vol. xciv, no. 73. 24 September 1917. p. 8. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
- ^ "Deputy mayor". The Southland Times. No. 16062. 13 June 1902. p. 2. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Bio". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
Sources
edit- Cyclopedia Company Limited (1905). The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Otago & Southland Provincial Districts. Christchurch. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Watt, John Oman Percival (1971). Centenary of Invercargill Municipality 1871–1971. Invercargill: Times Printing Service.
External links
edit- Southland and its Resources: Being a Paper on the Resources of the District of Southland, Otago, New Zealand ... Read at a Meeting of the Southland Institute, Invercargill, on 18 September 1883; Together With Comments by Members in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 22
- Brief History of Eastern Cemetery – past mayors