Bob White (mayor)
Robert Howard White QSO CStJ JP (25 December 1914 – 4 January 2006) was a New Zealand local-body politician.
Bob White | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Papatoetoe | |
| In office 1965–1986 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Murdoch |
| Succeeded by | Allan Brewster |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Howard White 25 December 1914 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Died | 4 January 2006 (aged 91) |
Biography edit
Born in Auckland on 25 December 1914, White was the son of Amy Charlotte and Alfred Horace White.[1] He was educated at Seddon Memorial Technical College from 1927 to 1930.[1] In 1941, he married Kitty Gwendolyn Mawkes, and the couple went on to have three children.[1]
White served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force.[2]
White was mayor of Papatoetoe from 1965 to 1986.[3] During his tenure in the 1970s, he advocated for a rapid-rail system connecting South Auckland with Auckland City. In 1981 he successfully called for the inclusion of photographs on drivers licenses in an effort to reduce fraud.[4]
In 1977, White received the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal.[5] In the 1982 New Year Honours, he was made a Queen's Service Order for public services.[6] In 1975, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of St John,[7] and in 1985 he was promoted to Commander of the Order of St John.[8] In 1990, White was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[1]
Robert White Park in Papatoetoe is named after White.[9]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 391. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
- ^ "Robert Howard White". Online Cenotaph. Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ Barber, Fiona (14 January 2006). "Obituary: Robert White". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ "Obituary: Robert White". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 434. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
- ^ "No. 48839". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 December 1981. p. 40.
- ^ London Gazette, No. 46574, 16 May 1975. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ London Gazette, No. 50023, 31 January 1985. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ "Robert White Park - Places New Zealand". places.nz. Retrieved 2 January 2022.