William Benjamin Scandrett

William Benjamin Scandrett (7 February 1840 – 23 September 1917) was an English-born New Zealand politician. He immigrated to New Zealand in 1855 and came 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 by	Andrew Raeside
Succeeded by	John Sinclair
In office 1904–1909
Preceded by	George Froggatt
Succeeded by	Charles Steven Longuet
In office 1912–1913
Preceded by	William Ott
Succeeded by	Duncan McFarlane
Personal details
Born	7 February 1840 Clapham, London Borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England
Died	23 September 1917 (aged 77) Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand

See also

• 1894 Invercargill mayoral election
• 1912 Invercargill mayoral election

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. xciv (73). 24 September 1917. p. 8. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
4. "Deputy mayor". The Southland Times (16062). 13 June 1902. p. 2. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
5. "Bio". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

Sources

• Cyclopedia Company Limited (1905). The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Otago & Southland Provincial Districts. Christchurch. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
• Watt, John Oman Percival (1971). Centenary of Invercargill Municipality 1871–1971. Invercargill: Times Printing Service.

External links

• Southland and its Resources: Being a Paper on the Resources of the District of Southland, Otago, New Zealand ... Read at a Meeting of the Southland Institute, Invercargill, on 18th September, 1883; Together With Comments by Members in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 22
• Brief History of Eastern Cemetery – past mayors