John Allum
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Sir John Andrew Charles Allum (1889 – 1972) was a New Zealand businessman and engineer, and was Mayor of Auckland City
from 1941 to 1953.
He was born in London and educated at Goldsmiths College. An electrical engineer, he founded Allum Electrical in Auckland in 1922.
He was on the Auckland City Council from 1920 to 1929, and from 1938 to 1941 as deputy mayor. He was on other local bodies (Transport Board, Drainage Board, Harbour Bridge Authority etc.) and associations, e.g. the New Zealand Employers Federation of which he was twice president and cultural organisations for ballet and opera.
He was awarded the CBE in 1946 and knighted in 1950.
Mayor of Auckland City
The Mayor of Auckland City was the directly elected head of the Auckland City Council, the municipal government of Auckland City, New Zealand. The office existed from 1871 to 2010, when Auckland City Council was abolished and replaced with the Auckland Council....
from 1941 to 1953.
He was born in London and educated at Goldsmiths College. An electrical engineer, he founded Allum Electrical in Auckland in 1922.
He was on the Auckland City Council from 1920 to 1929, and from 1938 to 1941 as deputy mayor. He was on other local bodies (Transport Board, Drainage Board, Harbour Bridge Authority etc.) and associations, e.g. the New Zealand Employers Federation of which he was twice president and cultural organisations for ballet and opera.
He was awarded the CBE in 1946 and knighted in 1950.