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Gordon Mason

1921 – 2010

New Zealand mayor and businessman

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Lived 1921 – 2010 (aged 88). Gordon Mason was a New Zealand.

Sir Gordon Charles Mason (8 November 1921 – 20 July 2010) was a New Zealand local-body politician and businessman. He served as the mayor of Rodney District from 1989 to 1992.

Biography Born in Helensville on 8 November 1921, Mason was the son of Joseph Henry Mason and May Louisa Mason (née Parker). In 1944, he married Tui Audrey King, and the couple had three children.

Mason entered local-body politics in 1960, when he was elected a member of the Rodney County Council. He served as deputy chair of the county council for 10 years from 1963, and then was chair between 1973 and 1989. When Rodney District was created by the amalgamation of Helensville Borough and Rodney County in the 1989 local government reforms, Mason was elected the district's first mayor, before retiring from public life three years later. His wife, Tui, Lady Mason, died in Warkworth on 10 February 2022. In the 1982 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to local government. In the 1993 New Year Honours, he was made a Knight Bachelor, also for services to local government.

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Officer of the Order of the British Empire; Knight Bachelor; Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
Also known as
Gordon Charles Mason, Sir Gordon Mason, Sir Gordon Charles Mason

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Gordon Mason?

New Zealand mayor and businessman

When was Gordon Mason born?

Gordon Mason was born on 8 November 1921 in Helensville.

When did Gordon Mason die?

Gordon Mason died on 20 July 2010 in Red Beach, New Zealand.

What nationality was Gordon Mason?

Gordon Mason was New Zealand.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Gordon Mason

· Wikidata: Q96246284

· DBpedia: Gordon Mason

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