Robert William Dyer

Robert William Dyer (1859-1939) was a solicitor, judge and the mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand from 1901 to 1903.

Professional life Robert was articled to E. A. Mackechnie, a leading Auckland solicitor, and admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court at the unusually early age of age of 21 He became a leading Auckland solicitor before moving to the Waikato, to enter into partnership with Sir Frederick Whitaker, of Hamilton, then in 1905, a stipendiary magistrate in Auckland, then Rotorua and, about 1918, in Hawke's Bay. After nine years he retired to Napier.

Personal life Robert was born in Mahurangi, the son of Robert Coates Dyer, at that time a farmer, who subsequently became a member of Auckland Provincial Council and later a teacher at the Church of England Grammar School, Parnell, and then headmaster at Cambridge District High School. Robert went to his father's Parnell school and to St. John's College, Tamaki. late of the Waikato Militia, which he commanded at Kihikihi.

He was survived by three sons and two daughters.

Elizabeth Caroline Dyer 1886–1967 Eileen Dyer 1887–1969 Robert William Dyer 1889–1962 Robert William was wounded during the war in 1915 and married in 1918. Guy Musgrave Dyer 1891–1971 Humphrey Goring Dyer 1896–1977 His wife died in 1953 and was Mayor of Hamilton from 8 May 1901 until 13 May 1903, and 1899, but was elected unopposed in 1901 and 1902. In summing up his 3½ years on the council, he said the streets were in better order, but regretted making no progress with a replacement of the Union Bridge and not completing the water supply scheme. Money had been spent on a dinner for the prime minister, possibly a reason for his obituary describing him as an ardent supporter of Richard Seddon.