Alfred Brandon (mayor), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Alfred Brandon (mayor)

New Zealand mayor

Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1854

Place of Birth: Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Date of Death: 30-Jul-1938

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Alfred Brandon (mayor)

  • Alfred de Bathe Brandon (12 December 1854 – 30 July 1938) was the Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand in 1894.Brandon was the son of Member of Parliament Alfred Brandon.
  • He married Louisa Kebbell, the second daughter of Thomas Kebbell, an early Wellington pioneer, in 1879.
  • They had three sons and three daughters. Brandon was one of the first eight boys who enrolled at Wellington College when it first opened.
  • In 1872 he was granted one of the first scholarships to the University of New Zealand.
  • In 1875, he attended Trinity Hall, Cambridge, England and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 1878.
  • Brandon was admitted to the bar at Middle Temple.
  • On his return to New Zealand he was admitted as a barristor and solicitor to the Supreme Court. Brandon joined his father's law firm eventually becoming a senior partner in the law firm Brandon, Ward, Hislop, and Powles.
  • He also became President of the Wellington District Law Society.
  • In August 1888 Brandon was appointed a Director of the Australian Mutual Provident Society.
  • He became its Deputy Chairman in May 1903 and Chairman in 1918.
  • A position he held until he retired on 31 May 1934.
  • His father had been a Director of the Society from 1871 to 1886. Brandon was also a long serving member of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce having joined in 1872.
  • He was on its executive for 11 years and President in 1882, 1897 and 1898.
  • In April 1929 he was elected a life member.
  • Brandon was also a Board member of the Gear Meat and Freezing Company until he retired in September 1935 due to ill health. In September 1886 he was elected as a City Councillor for the Thorndon Ward.
  • A position he held until January 1891.
  • In 1894 he was Mayor of Wellington and a member of the Wellington Harbour Board.His son of the same name, Alfred de Bathe Brandon, was a notable lawyer and aviator.Brandon died in Wellington on 30 July 1938.

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