William Wood (politician, born 1827)
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William Wood (1827 – 30 August 1884) was a 19th-century New Zealand politician.
Biography
edit| 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
edit- ^ 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.
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