William Guyton
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William Guyton was the second Mayor of Wellington
Mayor of Wellington
The Mayor of Wellington is the head of the municipal government of Wellington, New Zealand, and presides over the Wellington City Council. The Mayor of Wellington administers only Wellington City itself — other municipalities in adjacent areas of the Wellington Region such as Lower Hutt, Upper...

, New Zealand in 1843 after the death of George Hunter
George Hunter (mayor)
George Hunter was the first Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand in 1842–43.Born in Banffshire, Scotland he came to Wellington in the ship Duke of Roxburgh in 1840, with his wife, six daughters and four sons...

 until the Borough was abolished by the British Government, and he had the job of winding up the borough’s affairs.

He was born in Liverpool, and came to Wellington on the Coromandel in 1840. He was a merchant in Wellington and then Wanganui
Wanganui
Whanganui , also spelled Wanganui, is an urban area and district on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is part of the Manawatu-Wanganui region....

, before returning to England.
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