About William Benjamin Scandrett
Lived 1840 – 1917 (aged 77). William Benjamin Scandrett was a politician.
William Benjamin Scandrett (7 February 1840 – 23 September 1917) was a New Zealand politician. He migrated from England to New Zealand in 1855, and moved to Invercargill in 1862. He was the first town clerk of Invercargill after it was proclaimed a municipality, serving from 1871 to 1893. He was deputy mayor of Invercargill twice (1902 and 1911) and mayor of Invercargill three times (1894–1895, 1904–1909 and 1912–1913). Scandrett married Susannah Hinton Milstead and had five children.
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Who was William Benjamin Scandrett?
7 Feb 1840 - 23 Sep 1917
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William Benjamin Scandrett was born on 7 February 1840 in England, Greater London.
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William Benjamin Scandrett died on 23 September 1917 in New Zealand, Southland, New Zealand.
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William Benjamin Scandrett was a politician.
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