William Wood (New Zealand politician)
William Wood
William Wood (1827 – 30 August 1884) was a 19th-century New Zealand politician.
Biography
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1866–1870 | 4th | Invercargill | Independent | |
| 1876–1878 | 6th | Mataura | Independent | |
He represented the Invercargill electorate in Parliament from 1866 to 1870, when he retired, and then the Mataura electorate from 1876 to 1878, when he resigned.[1]
He was the third and last Superintendent of the Southland Province in 1869–1870.[2] He was the first Mayor of Invercargill in 1871–1873.[3]
He was a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council from 1878 until his death in 1884.[4]
References
- ↑ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
- ↑ "Provinces 1848-77". Rulers.org. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ↑ "Mayors down the years". Invercargill City Council. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ↑ Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 88.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Parkin Taylor |
Superintendent of Southland Province 1869–1870 |
Reunited with Otago Province |
| First | Mayor of Invercargill 1871–1873 |
Succeeded by George Lumsden |
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Invercargill 1866–1870 |
Succeeded by William Henderson Calder |
| Preceded by Dillon Bell |
Member of Parliament for Mataura 1876–1878 |
Succeeded by James Shanks |
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