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The fifth Mayor was of Palmerston North was Mr Ludolph Georg West, who held office for one term in 1886-1887. He was the second Scandinavian to become Mayor, being born in Denmark. In 1868 he arrived in the Palmerston North District and a few years later went into business as an architect and commission agent. He designed many of the prominent buildings of the early township. After his death in 1919, his son Ernst Vilhelm West continued the family business and also served on the Borough Council.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Pi 53
Date
circa 1886
Digitisation ID
2013N_Pi53_007447
Held In
"Coolstore"

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