Joseph Hodgens (1887-1955) was City Councillor 1919-1921 and 1923-1944, and Member of Parliament for Palmerston North 1935-1946. Born in Nelson he worked as a builder and contractor in Palmerston North for 20 years. He also served on the Hospital ...

Creator:      Unknown
Date:          1935 to 1946

William Thomas Wood (c1854-1943) was Mayor 1895-1899 and again 1901-1903. He also served as a Borough Councillor between 1884 and 1901, and as Member of Parliament for Palmerston North 1902-1908. He retired to Australia and died there.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1900

James Alfred Nash (c1868-1952) was Mayor of Palmerston North 1908-1923, and a Borough Councillor 1907-1908. He was the first Mayor to have been born in the Manawatu and came to Palmerston North at 13 years of age, gaining a job at the Ready Money ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1909

William Blair Tennent (1899-1976) was Mayor Of Palmerston North 1956-1959 and City Councillor 1933-1941. He was born in Greymouth and commenced practice as a dentist in Palmerston North in 1922. He was Member of Parliament for Palmerston North 194...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1958

A.E. Mansford (c1886-1962) was Mayor of Palmerston North 1931-1947 and a Borough Councillor 1927-1931. 'Gus' Mansford was born in Nelson and came to Palmerston North in 1907, starting an auctioneering business in Cuba Street. Later he became a pub...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1932

Alexander Ferguson (c1846-1931) was Mayor of Palmerston North 1885-86, and a Borough Councillor 1878-1884 and 1888. A Scotsman by birth, he came to New Zealand on the 'Star of Germany and arrived in Palmerston North about 1878. He bought George Sn...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1885

Gilbert Rennie (1895-1983) was Mayor of Palmerston North 1959-1968 and a City Councillor 1956-1959. Born in Shannon and educated in Palmerston North, Mr. Rennie worked for the printing firm of Watson & Eyre for several years, eventually purchasing...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1960

Bylaws of the Borough of Palmerston North, as published in 1920. By-laws are the rules or 'laws' established by an organization or community to regulate itself, in this case by the Palmerston North Borough Council.

Creator:      PNBC
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1920

James Hardie (c1889-1981) was a member of the clerical staff of the Palmerston North City Corporation, beginning as a 14 year boy in 1904. He was the City’s third, and longest serving, town clerk from 1917-1954. He was awarded an MBE in 1951.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1917 to circa 1919

William Lewis Luxford (1854-1938) was a Borough Councillor 1887-1896. He was born in Wellington. Luxford established W L Luxford and Company, a timber business in Palmerston North and later a grain factory.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1904

John Dungan (c1839-1882) was a Borough Councillor 1880-1881. He was the owner and editor of the 'Manawatu Times' until his death.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1880

Maurice Cohen (1862-1934) was Mayor 1905-1907 and a Borough Councillor 1887-1994. Born in Australia, he was educated in Christchurch and then joined the firm of Joseph Nathan & Co. Ltd., merchants of Wellington. He married one of Mr Nathan’s daugh...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1906

Robert Edwards (c1857-1933) was Mayor of Palmerston North 1892-93, and served as a Borough Councillor a number of times between 1888-1927. Born in Australia, he came to New Zealand in 1869 and later set up business as an architect in Palmerston N...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1893

Henry Haydon (1847-1912) was Mayor of Palmerston North 1899-1901, and also served as a Borough Councillor for 16 years, between 1895-1912. Born in Cornwall, he spent his early years at sea before coming to New Zealand, where, in 1888, he purchased...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1900

Solomon Abrahams (c1850-1932) was Mayor of Palmerston North 1887-1889, and a Borough Councillor a number of times between 1884-1907. Born in London he came to New Zealand in 1865 and in 1872 commenced business in Palmerston North as a store-keeper...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1888

Frederick Joseph Nathan (c1871-1938) was Mayor of Palmerston North 1923-1927, and a Borough Councillor 1911-1915. Born in Wellington he took an active interest in his father’s firm of Joseph Nathan & Co. Ltd, eventually becoming Managing Director ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1924

Robert Keeling (c1838-1910) was part-time Town Clerk from 1877-1879 (the Borough’s first) and full time Town Clerk from 1879-1907. He was born in Liverpool and came to New Zealand in 1859. He worked as teacher in the first public school in Palmers...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1900

Frits Jenssen (1840-1913) was Mayor of Palmerston North 1882-83, and a Borough Councillor 1877-1882. Born in Norway, he came to New Zealand in 1867 and later went into partnership with John Richter and Jacob Nannestad, as sawmillers. Frits Jenssen...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1885

Eliot Warburton (1848-1922), was the first Palmerston North Borough solicitor. With F E Watson, E Turner and Macquarie he founded the Palmerston north Lawn Tennis Club, in Church Street. Warburton was also said to be the first man to install a te...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1896

Edward Orr Hurley (1862-1941) was Mayor of Palmerston North 1904-1905. He was born in Northern Ireland. He was a barrister and solicitor and lived in Palmerston North until 1925, when he retired to Wellington.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1905

Samuel Watkins Luxford (1856-1925) was a Borough Councillor for Palmerston North 1907-1909. He was born in Wellington and moved to the Palmerston North area in the 1920s to farm. Luxford was also a member of the Palmerston North Bowling Team in 18...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1900

John Barton was the first, consultant, Borough Engineer 1877-1878.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1875

Samuel Jickell (1856-1939) was the first qualified Borough Engineer 1904-1919, a position he held until retirement. He was born in England and came to New Zealand with his wife in 1883, settling in Palmerston North in 1904. From 1919-1930 he was i...

Creator:      Whalley and Co., Crown Studios
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1904 to 1910

Archibald Graham (c1866-1950) was Mayor of Palmerston North in 1927-1931 and a Borough Councillor 1918-1927. He was a chemist by profession, arriving in Palmerston North about 1890 to work for Mr Richard Leary, who was the town’s first chemist. He...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1928

Geoffrey Tremaine (c1891-1964) was Mayor of Palmerston North 1947-1956, and City Councillor 1927-1947. He was a solicitor.

Creator:      Unknown
Date:          circa 1947 to circa 1956

Peter Bagnall (1920-) was Palmerston North Town/City Planner 1973-1976. He was born in Auckland and worked as a planning officer for both the Auckland City Council 1946-1962 and the Northland Regional Planning Authority. In 1967 he was the first N...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Date:          1974