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John Walker Mitchell


Mayor of Invercargill
In office 1875–1876
Preceded by	Thomas Pratt
Succeeded by	John Cuthbertson
In office 1889–1890
Preceded by	Thomas Fleming
Succeeded by	William Horatio Hall

Personal details
Born	1832 Thornhill, Perthshire, Scotland
Died	23 July 1914(1914-07-23) (aged 81–82)

John Walker Mitchell (1832 – 23 July 1914) was a Scottish-born New Zealand politician. He immigrated to New Zealand from Australia in 1862. He was a losing candidate in the 1871 Invercargill mayoral election and 1895 Invercargill mayoral election. He was twice mayor of Invercargill (1875–1876, 1889–1890) and served as Councillor for two terms (1873–1875, 1887–1889).

Sources

Cyclopedia Company Limited (1905). The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Otago & Southland Provincial Districts. Christchurch. Retrieved 18 October 2010.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Watt, John Oman Percival (1971). Centenary of Invercargill Municipality 1871–1971. Invercargill: Times Printing Service.

External links

Mr. John Walker Mitchell|NZETC
Brief History of Eastern Cemetery – past mayors

Bibliography

The Statutes of New Zealand, page 20.

Political offices
Preceded byThomas Pratt	Mayor of Invercargill 1875–1876 1889–1890	Succeeded byJohn Cuthbertson
Preceded byThomas Fleming	Mayor of Invercargill 1875–1876 1889–1890	Succeeded byWilliam Horatio Hall

Mayors of Invercargill

Mayors

Elections

Annual term	1871 1872† 1873† 1874 1875† 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881† 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 (June)‡ 1887 (November) 1888† 1889 1890 1891† 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897† 1898 1899 1901 1902† 1903 1904† 1905 1906† 1907 1908 1909 1910† 1911† 1912 1913 1914
Biennial term	1915 1917 1919 1921 1923 1925† 1927 1929 1931 1933
Triennial term	1935† 1938 (May) 1938 (October)‡ 1941† 1942‡ 1944 1947 1950† 1953 1956† 1959† 1962 1965 1968 1971 1974 1977† 1980 1983 1986 1989 1992 1993‡ 1995 1998 2001† 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022

† Elected unopposed
‡ By-election

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