Joseph Witheford | |
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Member of the New Zealand Parliament for City of Auckland | |
In office 1900–1905 | |
Preceded by | William Crowther |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
2nd Mayor of Birkenhead | |
In office 1901–1905 | |
Preceded by | Charles Button |
Succeeded by | Albert Frederick Porter |
Personal details | |
Born | 1848 Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England |
Died | (aged 83) Birkenhead, New Zealand |
Resting place | Pompallier Cemetery, Birkenhead |
Spouse | Emma Bartley |
Joseph Howard Witheford (1848 – 30 October 1931) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in Auckland, New Zealand.
He was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, in 1848.[1]
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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1900–1902 | 14th | City of Auckland | Liberal | ||
1902–1905 | 15th | City of Auckland | Liberal |
Witheford was elected to the City of Auckland electorate in a by-election on 27 April 1900, and held his electorate to 1905. In that year, the multi-member electorate was replaced by several single-member electorates, and Witheford retired from parliament.[2]
Witheford served as mayor of Birkenhead from 1901 to 1905.[3]
He died on 30 October 1931 and was buried in the Anglican section of Pompallier Cemetery, Birkenhead.[4]