Mayor of Queenstown Borough

Mayor of Queenstown Borough Council
John Davies, the last holder of the post
Style	His Worship
Term length	varied
Formation	1866
First holder	James William Robertson
Final holder	John Davies
Abolished	1986
Succession	Mayor of Queenstown-Lakes

This is a list of mayors of Queenstown Borough in New Zealand. The mayor was the head of the Queenstown Borough Council. The borough existed from 1866 until 1986, when it merged with the Lake County to form Queenstown-Lakes District. During the 120 years of its existence, there were 21 mayors.

Queenstown Borough Council

The Queenstown Borough Council was constituted in 1866.^[1] James William Robertson was elected as the first mayor in July 1866.^[2] John Davies was the last mayor of the borough council (1983–1986) and became the first mayor of Queenstown-Lakes (1986–1989).^[3]

The following list is complete:^[4]

	Name	Portrait	Term	Notes
1	James William Robertson		1866–1869
2	Bendix Hallenstein		1869–1872
3	Michael Malaghan		1872–1874
4	Thomas G. Betts		1874–1877
5	William Warren		1877–1878
6	Frederick Henry Daniel		1878–1880
7	Lewis Hotop		1880–1881	[5]
(5)	William Warren		1881–1882	2nd period
8	James Reid		1882–1887
9	Francis St Omer		1887–1891
(7)	Lewis Hotop		1891–1894	2nd period
(9)	Francis St Omer		1894–1903	2nd period
(7)	Lewis Hotop		1903–1906	3rd period
10	Maurice James Gavin		1906–1908	[6]
11	John Edgar Sr.		1908–1913
12	Donald F. Sutherland		1913–1917
13	Andrew Simson		1917–1927
14	(William) Harry Overton		1927–1939	[7]
15	William Anderson		1939–1950
16	D.W. Thomson		1950–1952
17	R.C. Robins		1952–1953	Acting mayor
(15)	William Anderson		1953–1956	2nd period
(17)	R.C. Robins		1956–1962	2nd period
18	George D. Cochrane		1962–1968
19	Warren Cooper		1968–1975
20	Jim Grant		1975–1983
21	John Davies		1983–1986

Place names

Some streets and places in Queenstown are named after former borough council mayors; Robertson Street in Frankton, Hallenstein Street, Malaghan Road and Malaghan Street, Warren Park, Hotop Rise, Reid Street, St. Omer Park,^[8] Anderson Heights, Robins Road, Grant Road, and Davies Place.

References

1. Cyclopedia Company Limited (1905). "Queenstown Borough Council". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Otago & Southland Provincial Districts. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
2. "Election of Mayor". Lake Wakatip Mail. No. 338. 25 July 1866. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
3. Lambert, Max (1991). Who's Who in New Zealand, 1991 (12th ed.). Auckland: Octopus. pp. 151–152. ISBN 9780790001302. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
4. "Past Mayors of the QLDC". Queenstown Lakes District Council. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
5. "The Cyclopedia of New Zealand (Otago & Southland Provincial Districts) Queenstown Borough Council". Nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
6. "Corporation Notices". Lake Wakatip Mail. No. 2625. 24 April 1906. p. 4. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
7. "Queenstown". Otago Daily Times. No. 20076. 18 April 1927. p. 14. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
8. "Queenstown Lakes District Council - St Omer Park". Queenstown Lakes District Council. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2020.