Thomas Kay Stuart Sidey
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Sir Thomas Kay Stuart Sidey (1908 - 28 October 2007) was the Mayor of Dunedin
, New Zealand
from 1959 to 1965 for the Citizens party, and was on the Dunedin City Council from 1947 to 1983. He stood for Parliament three times.
He was a Dunedin lawyer, educated at Otago Boys' High School
and the University of Otago
. He was on the Otago University Council for 34 years. In World War II he was a Major in the New Zealand Army
in the Pacific. He ran the Wickliffe Press in Dunedin and bred racehorses.
He was brought up in Corstophine House. He was the only child of Sir Thomas Sidey
, a Dunedin Member of Parliament, Cabinet Minister and lawyer. He married Beryl Thomas in 1933; they had 1 son and 1 daughter.
Mayor of Dunedin
The Mayor of Dunedin is the head of the municipal government of Dunedin, New Zealand, and presides over the Dunedin City Council. The Mayor is directly elected, using the Single Transferable Vote system in 2007....
, New Zealand
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...
from 1959 to 1965 for the Citizens party, and was on the Dunedin City Council from 1947 to 1983. He stood for Parliament three times.
He was a Dunedin lawyer, educated at Otago Boys' High School
Otago Boys' High School
Otago Boys' High School is one of New Zealand's oldest boys' secondary schools, located in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. It was founded on 3 August 1863 and moved to its present site in 1885. The main building was designed by Robert Lawson and is regarded as one of the finest Gothic revival...
and the University of Otago
University of Otago
The University of Otago in Dunedin is New Zealand's oldest university with over 22,000 students enrolled during 2010.The university has New Zealand's highest average research quality and in New Zealand is second only to the University of Auckland in the number of A rated academic researchers it...
. He was on the Otago University Council for 34 years. In World War II he was a Major in the New Zealand Army
New Zealand Army
The New Zealand Army , is the land component of the New Zealand Defence Force and comprises around 4,500 Regular Force personnel, 2,000 Territorial Force personnel and 500 civilians. Formerly the New Zealand Military Forces, the current name was adopted around 1946...
in the Pacific. He ran the Wickliffe Press in Dunedin and bred racehorses.
He was brought up in Corstophine House. He was the only child of Sir Thomas Sidey
Thomas Sidey
Sir Thomas Kay Sidey was a New Zealand politician from the Otago Region, remembered for his successful advocacy of daylight saving time.-Early life:...
, a Dunedin Member of Parliament, Cabinet Minister and lawyer. He married Beryl Thomas in 1933; they had 1 son and 1 daughter.