John Luxford
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John Hector Luxford was a New Zealand lawyer and Mayor of Auckland City
from 1953 to 1956.
Born in Palmerston North, he qualified as a solicitor in 1913 and a barrister in 1919. He practised in Te Awamutu, Hamilton and Auckland. He was Chief Judge in Samoa 1929-35 and a magistrate in Auckland 1941-51. He wrote several law books, and, having served in the Army (as Major) in World War I, a history: With the Machine Gunners in France and Palestine.
Luxford initiated a number of reforms but was not successful in chairing the council, and in 1956 was defeated for Mayor by Thomas Ashby
who had been the Auckland Town Clerk 1944-55, and challenged his claim of waste (wasteful expenditure) inside the Council.
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 1953 to 1956.
Born in Palmerston North, he qualified as a solicitor in 1913 and a barrister in 1919. He practised in Te Awamutu, Hamilton and Auckland. He was Chief Judge in Samoa 1929-35 and a magistrate in Auckland 1941-51. He wrote several law books, and, having served in the Army (as Major) in World War I, a history: With the Machine Gunners in France and Palestine.
Luxford initiated a number of reforms but was not successful in chairing the council, and in 1956 was defeated for Mayor by Thomas Ashby
Thomas Ashby (mayor)
Thomas William Mark Ashby was a New Zealand local body administrator and Mayor of Auckland City from 1956 to 1957. He was Auckland Town Clerk 1944-55, and secretary of the committee for the 1950 British Empire Games at Auckland.In November 1956, he defeated the previous mayor John Luxford...
who had been the Auckland Town Clerk 1944-55, and challenged his claim of waste (wasteful expenditure) inside the Council.