William Benjamin Scandrett

William Benjamin Scandrett (7 February 1840 – 23 September 1917) was a New Zealand politician. He migrated from England to New Zealand in 1855, and moved to Invercargill in 1862. He was the first town clerk of Invercargill after it was proclaimed a municipality, serving from 1871 to 1893. He was deputy mayor of Invercargill twice (1902 and 1911) and mayor of Invercargill three times (1894–1895, 1904–1909 and 1912–1913). Scandrett married Susannah Hinton Milstead and had five children.[1][2][3][4][5]

William Benjamin Scandrett
Mayor of Invercargill
In office
1894–1895
Preceded byAndrew Raeside
Succeeded byJohn Sinclair
In office
1904–1909
Preceded byGeorge Froggatt
Succeeded byCharles Stephen Longuet
In office
1912–1913
Preceded byWilliam Ott
Succeeded byDuncan McFarlane
Personal details
Born(1840-02-07)7 February 1840
Clapham, London, England
Died23 September 1917(1917-09-23) (aged 77)
Invercargill, New Zealand

See also

References
  1. "Mayors down the years". Invercargill City Council. Archived from the original on 9 August 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  2. "Mayors 1888 to 1927". Invercargill City Council. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  3. "Obituary". The Evening Post. Vol. xciv, no. 73. 24 September 1917. p. 8. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  4. "Deputy mayor". The Southland Times. No. 16062. 13 June 1902. p. 2. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  5. "Bio". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

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