Mayor of Dannevirke

The mayor of Dannevirke officiated over the Dannevirke Borough and then the Dannevirke District of New Zealand. The borough was administered by the Dannevirke Borough Council. The initial office existed from 1892 until 1987, when Dannevirke Borough and County became Dannevirke District Council. This body was later amalgamated into the Tararua District as part of the 1989 local government reforms. There have been 17 mayors of Dannevirke.

List of mayors

Name Term1 Angus McKay 1892–18952 William Henderson 1892–1893(1) Angus McKay 1893–18953 Neil McPhee 1895–1896(1) Angus McKay 1896–18974 John Drummond 1897–19025 Alexander Lawrence Gordon 1902–19036 Hans Madsen Ries 1903–19057 John James Patterson 1905–1906(6) Hans Madsen Ries 1905–19108 Alfred Ransom 1910–19199 G.I. Anderson 1919–192310 A.J.C. Runciman 1923–192911 M.D. Smith 1929–193512 Edward Gibbard 1935–195313 W. Holloway 1953–195614 Marcus John Quentin Poole 1956–1959(12) Edward Gibbard 1959–196215 Lloyd Appelton 1962–197416 H.C. Lidington 1974–198317 Ernest Gartrell 1983–1989

See also List of former territorial authorities in New Zealand

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