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词条 Gus Mansford
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  1. Early life

  2. Sport

  3. Business

  4. Public service

  5. Death

  6. References

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Augustus Edward Cheesman Craig Mansford {{post-nominals|country=NZL|OBE|size=85%}} (27 September 1885 – 13 June 1962) was Mayor of Palmerston North (New Zealand) from 1931 to 1947; the longest-serving mayor in the city's history.

Early life

Mansford was born in 1885 at Suffolk Villa in Wellington.[1] His father was Alfred Edward Nelson (died 1921) and his mother was Jessie Graham Mansford ({{nee}} Cheesman, 1851–1898).[2][3] Gus Mansford had two younger siblings; his sister Ellen was born in 1887 and his brother Thomas was born in 1890.[4] Mansford received his education at Nelson College.[5]

In 1906, Mansford moved to Palmerston North.[6] On 4 May 1907, he married Margaret Anne Douley (listed as Donley in Who's Who in New Zealand).[5][7]

Sport

Mansford played cricket; first for Nelson and then (from 1907) for Manawatu. He held an Australasian record for cycling.[5]

Business

In October 1906, Mansford bought an auctioneering business in Palmerston North from Henry Munro.[8] The owners of the auctioneering business—including Mansford—sold the business in November 1907.[9] Subsequently, Mansford worked as an accountant.[5]

Public service

Mansford first stood for the Palmerston North Borough Council at the April 1927 local election and was successful.[10][11] In 1929, Mansford first stood for the Hospital Board and topped the poll.[12]

Mansford first contested the Palmerston North mayoralty at the May 1931 local election and had a clear victory over the other candidate, Meldrum Alfred Eliott.[13] At the subsequent mayoral elections in 1933 and 1935, Mansford was returned unopposed.[14][15] At the 1938 local election, Mansford was challenged by a Labour Party candidate, Victor Alexander Christensen, for the mayoralty but regained his position with a substantial majority.[16] At the 1941 local election, Mansford was challenged by Clarence Robert Murphy (Labour) and Blair Tennent (National) for the mayoralty but he was once again successful.[17] At the 1944 local election, Mansford was declared elected unopposed.[18]

Mansford contested the Palmerston electorate (later Palmerston North electorate) three times as an independent, and on all three occasions he was defeated by the Labour Party candidate. At the {{NZ election link|1935}}, Joe Hodgens defeated Mansford by a small margin. The incumbent, Jimmy Nash of the Reform Party, came third and this defeat caused ongoing friction between Mansford and the National Party (Reform renamed as National in 1936).[19] At the {{NZ election link|1943}}, Hodgens narrowly defeated Mansford in another three-way contest.[20] At the {{NZ election link|1946}}, Mansford was defeated by Ormond Wilson in a two-way contest.[21]

In 1936, Mansford was first appointed to the council of Massey Agricultural College. In 1947, he was chairman of the council before he retired at the end of the year.[22]

Mansford was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1946 New Year Honours "for patriotic and social welfare services".[23]

Death

Mansford died on 13 June 1962 and was interred at Kelvin Grove Cemetery.[24] His wife died on 3 September 1963 and was buried next to him.[25]

References

1. ^{{cite news |title=Births |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZMAIL18851002.2.32 |accessdate=25 March 2019 |work=New Zealand Mail |issue=709 |date=2 October 1885 |page=12}}
2. ^{{cite news |title=Death |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19211221.2.13 |accessdate=25 March 2019 |work=Nelson Evening Mail |volume=LIV |date=21 December 1921 |page=4}}
3. ^{{cite news |title=Deaths |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC18981128.2.8 |accessdate=25 March 2019 |work=Colonist |volume=XLII |issue=9340 |date=28 November 1898 |page=2}}
4. ^{{cite news |title=Births |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZMAIL18870715.2.80 |accessdate=25 March 2019 |work=New Zealand Mail |issue=802 |date=15 July 1887 |page=18}}
5. ^1 2 3 {{cite book |title=Who's Who in New Zealand, 1961 |last=Petersen |first=George Conrad |authorlink=George Petersen (historian) |year=1961 |edition=7th |publisher=A.H. & A.W. Reed |location=Wellington | page=203}}
6. ^{{cite news |title=Municipal Elections |url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19270423.2.6.6 |accessdate=26 March 2019 |work=Manawatu Standard | volume=XLVII |issue=124 |date=23 April 1927 |page=1}}
7. ^Marriage registration number 1907/3206; Department of Internal Affairs
8. ^{{cite news |title=Untitled |url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19061010.2.56 |accessdate=25 March 2019 |work=Manawatu Standard |volume=XLI |issue=8106 |date=10 October 1906 |page=8}}
9. ^{{cite news |title=Commercial |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19071125.2.46 |accessdate=25 March 2019 |work=Manawatu Standard |volume=XLI |issue=8447 |date=25 November 1907 |page=5}}
10. ^{{cite news |title=Municipal Elections |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19270430.2.111 |accessdate=26 March 2019 |work=Manawatu Standard | volume=XLVII |issue=129 |date=30 April 1927 |page=10}}
11. ^{{cite news |title=To-Day's Elections |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MT19270427.2.21 |accessdate=26 March 2019 |work=Manawatu Times | volume=LII |issue=3582 |date=27 April 1927 |page=6}}
12. ^{{cite news |title=Municipal Elections |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19290502.2.5 |accessdate=26 March 2019 |work=Manawatu Standard |volume=XLIX |issue=129 |date=2 May 1929 |page=2}}
13. ^{{cite news |title=Municipal Elections |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19310507.2.9 |accessdate=26 March 2019 |work=Manawatu Standard |volume=LI |issue=132 |date=7 May 1931 |page=2}}
14. ^{{cite news |title=City of Palmerston North |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19330420.2.108.2 |accessdate=26 March 2019 |work=Manawatu Standard |volume=LIII |issue=121 |date=20 April 1933 |page=8}}
15. ^{{cite news |title=Local Body Polls |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19350424.2.78 |accessdate=26 March 2019 |work=Manawatu Standard |volume=LV |issue=121 |date=24 April 1935 |page=7}}
16. ^{{cite news |title=City's Heavy Poll |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19380512.2.133.2 |accessdate=26 March 2019 |work=Manawatu Standard |volume=LVIII |issue=138 |date=12 May 1938 |page=11}}
17. ^{{cite news |title=Swing against Labour |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19410519.2.88 |accessdate=26 March 2019 |work=Manawatu Standard |volume=LXI |issue=143 |date=19 May 1941 |page=8}}
18. ^{{cite news |title=The Municipal Elections |url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19440525.2.11 |accessdate=26 March 2019 |work=Manawatu Standard | volume=LXIV |issue=150 |date=25 May 1944 |page=4}}
19. ^{{cite news |title=The Palmerston Seat |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19351206.2.63 |accessdate=26 March 2019 |work=Manawatu Standard | volume=LVI |issue=7 |date=6 December 1935 |page=8}}
20. ^{{cite news |title=Close Contest |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19430927.2.87 |accessdate=26 March 2019 |work=Manawatu Standard | volume=LXIII |issue=256 |date=27 September 1943 |page=6}}
21. ^{{cite news |title=Final Count |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19461205.2.55 |accessdate=26 March 2019 |work=Otago Daily Times |issue=26327 |date=5 December 1946 |page=6}}
22. ^{{cite web |title=Past Officers and Members of the Council and Honourary Graduates |url=https://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/calendar/2011-calendar/officers-and-staff-of-the-university/past-officers-and-members-of-the-council.cfm |publisher=Massey University |accessdate=22 May 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525224312/https://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/calendar/2011-calendar/officers-and-staff-of-the-university/past-officers-and-members-of-the-council.cfm |archivedate=25 May 2015}}
23. ^{{London Gazette |date=28 December 1945 |supp=y |issue=37410 |page=160}}
24. ^{{cite web |title=Warrant |url=https://www.pncc.govt.nz/services/cemetery-and-cremation-search/warrant/?id=14313 |publisher=Palmerston North City Council |accessdate=26 March 2019}}
25. ^{{cite web |title=Warrant |url=https://www.pncc.govt.nz/services/cemetery-and-cremation-search/warrant/?id=14311 |publisher=Palmerston North City Council |accessdate=26 March 2019}}
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