William Burgoyne Taverner
William Burgoyne Taverner OBE (16 August 1879 – 17 July 1958) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for the United Party, and Mayor of Dunedin.
Member of Parliament
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1928–1931 | 23rd | Dunedin South | United | |
Taverner represented the Dunedin electorate of Dunedin South from 1928 to 1931 for the United Party,[1] when he was defeated by Fred Jones.[2]
Under Joseph Ward, he was Minister of Railways (1928–1930), Minister of Customs (1928–1929), and Commissioner of State Forests (1928–1930).[3] Under George Forbes, he was Minister of Public Works (1930–1931), and Minister of Transport (1930–1931).[4]
Mayor and City Councillor
Taverner was one of Dunedin's longest serving City Councillors and was the Mayor of Dunedin from 1927 to 1929.[5] In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[6] He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1953 New Year Honours, for services to the community.[7][8]
Notes
- ↑ "Otago Seats". The Evening Post. CVI (101). 8 November 1928. p. 9. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 209, 239.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 80.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 81.
- ↑ Thomson 1998, p. 497.
- ↑ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 239.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 39735. p. 44. 1 January 1953. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
References
- Thomson, Jane (1998). Southern People: A Dictionary of Otago and Southland Biography. Dunedin: Dunedin City Council.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Gordon Coates |
Minister of Railways 1928–1930 |
Succeeded by Bill Veitch |
| Preceded by Harold Livingstone Tapley |
Mayor of Dunedin 1927–1929 |
Succeeded by Robert Black |
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
| Preceded by Thomas Sidey |
Member of Parliament for Dunedin South 1928–1931 |
Succeeded by Fred Jones |