About William Burgoyne Taverner
Lived 1879 – 1958 (aged 78). William Burgoyne Taverner was a New Zealand politician.
William Burgoyne Taverner (16 August 1879 – 17 July 1958) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for the United Party, and Mayor of Dunedin.
Member of Parliament
Taverner represented the Dunedin electorate of Dunedin South from 1928 to 1931 for the United Party, when he was defeated by Fred Jones.
Under Joseph Ward, he was Minister of Railways (1928–1930), Minister of Customs (1928–1929), and Commissioner of State Forests (1928–1930). Under George Forbes, he was Minister of Public Works (1930–1931), and Minister of Transport (1930–1931).
Mayor and city councillor Taverner was one of Dunedin's longest serving city councillors and was the mayor of Dunedin from 1927 to 1929. In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1953 New Year Honours, for services to the community.
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Who was William Burgoyne Taverner?
New Zealand politician (1879–1958)
When was William Burgoyne Taverner born?
William Burgoyne Taverner was born on 16 August 1879.
When did William Burgoyne Taverner die?
William Burgoyne Taverner died on 17 July 1958.
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William Burgoyne Taverner was a politician.
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William Burgoyne Taverner was New Zealand.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: William Burgoyne Taverner
· DBpedia: William Taverner (New Zealand politician)
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