William Burgoyne Taverner
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William Burgoyne Taverner (c. 1880 – 17 July 1958) OBE was a New Zealand
Member of Parliament
for the Reform Party
,and Mayor of Dunedin
.
electorate of Dunedin South
from 1928 to 1931, when he was defeated by Fred Jones (see Wilson).
He was the Minister of Railways
, Customs and Public Works from 1928 to 1930.
from 1927 to 1929. He was awarded an O.B.E. in 1953 (Thomson, p. 497).
New Zealand
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for the Reform Party
New Zealand Reform Party
The Reform Party, formally the New Zealand Political Reform League, was New Zealand's second major political party, having been founded as a conservative response to the original Liberal Party...
,and Mayor of Dunedin
Dunedin
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
.
Member of Parliament
William Taverner represented the DunedinDunedin
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
electorate of Dunedin South
Dunedin South
Dunedin South is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate. It first existed from 1881–1890, then from 1905–1946 and was re-established for the introduction of MMP in 1996. A Labour Party stronghold, it has been represented by Clare Curran since the .-Area:...
from 1928 to 1931, when he was defeated by Fred Jones (see Wilson).
He was the Minister of Railways
Minister of Railways (New Zealand)
The Minister of Railways was the minister in the government responsible for the New Zealand Railways Department 1895–1981, the New Zealand Railways Corporation 1981–1993, and New Zealand Rail Limited 1990–1993...
, Customs and Public Works from 1928 to 1930.
Mayor and City Councillor
Taverner was one of Dunedin's longest serving City Councillors and was the Mayor of DunedinMayor 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....
from 1927 to 1929. He was awarded an O.B.E. in 1953 (Thomson, p. 497).
Further reading
- New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840-1984 by J. O. Wilson (1985, Government Printer, Wellington)
- Southern People: A Dictionary of Otago and Southland Biography Edited by Jane Thomson (1998, Dunedin City Council, Dunedin)