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Rodney County, New Zealand
Rodney County was one of the counties of New Zealand in the North Island, from 1876 until 1989. It came into existence in November 1876, when the provinces were abolished.[1] In the 1989 local government reforms, it merged with Helensville Borough to create Rodney District.
| Rodney County | |
|---|---|
| County of New Zealand | |
| 1876–1989 | |
| Capital | Orewa |
| History | |
• Established | 1876 |
• Disestablished | 1989 |
| Today part of | Auckland Council |
List of county chairmen edit
The Rodney County Council was presided over by a chairman. The following is a complete list of officeholders:[2][3]
| Name | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathaniel Wilson | 1877–1878 |
| 2 | Henry Palmer | 1878–1881 |
| (1) | Nathaniel Wilson | 1881–1885 |
| 3 | Josiah Hill Hudson | 1885–1887 |
| 4 | Edward Browne | 1885–1892 |
| 5 | George Moor | 1892 |
| 6 | John Morison King | 1892–1893 |
| 7 | Thomas Adams Gubb | 1893–1899 |
| (1) | Nathaniel Wilson | 1899–1905 |
| 8 | Lewis Philip Becroft | 1905–1911 |
| 9 | George Wyatt Thompson | 1911–1917 |
| 10 | John Alfred Shepherd | 1917–1920 |
| 11 | John Morison | 1920–1923 |
| 12 | Frederick Hodgson | 1923–1926 |
| 13 | William John Schollum | 1926–1932 |
| 14 | Walter Kenneth Becroft | 1932–1938 |
| 15 | William Robinson Grant | 1938–1947 |
| (13) | William John Schollum | 1947–1953 |
| 16 | Thomas Oliver Llewellyn Jenkins | 1953–1963 |
| 17 | John James Granville | 1963–1973 |
| 18 | Gordon Mason | 1973–1989 |
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Mabbett 1977, p. 394.
- ^ Mabbett 1977, pp. 397–438.
- ^ Stuff 2010.
References edit
- Mabbett, H. (1977). The Rock and the Sky: the Story of Rodney County. Auckland: Wilson & Horton. ISBN 0-86864-018-2.
- "Rodney's first mayor dies". Stuff. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
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