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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