Benjamin Tonks
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Benjamin Tonks was a 19th century Mayor and Member of Parliament in Auckland, New Zealand
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He was the Mayor of Auckland City
from 1875 to 1876.
He then represented the City of Auckland West
electorate from the 1876 City of Auckland West by-election after the resignation of Sir George Grey
to 1877 when he resigned.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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He was the Mayor of Auckland City
Mayor of Auckland City
The Mayor of Auckland City was the directly elected head of the Auckland City Council, the municipal government of Auckland City, New Zealand. The office existed from 1871 to 2010, when Auckland City Council was abolished and replaced with the Auckland Council....
from 1875 to 1876.
He then represented the City of Auckland West
Auckland West
The former New Zealand Parliamentary electorate on the western outskirts of Auckland, was known as West Auckland from 1984 to 1993. The earlier electorates were known as City of Auckland West from 1861 to 1890, and then Auckland West from 1905 to 1946.-History:The "City of Auckland West" electorate...
electorate from the 1876 City of Auckland West by-election after the resignation of Sir George Grey
George Grey
George Grey may refer to:*Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet , British politician*George Grey, 2nd Earl of Kent *Sir George Grey , Governor of Cape Colony, South Australia and New Zealand...
to 1877 when he resigned.