Joseph Howard Witheford (1848 – 30 October 1931) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in Auckland, New Zealand.

Biography

He was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, in 1848.[1]

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1900–1902 14th City of Auckland Liberal
1902–1905 15th City of Auckland Liberal

Witheford was elected to the City of Auckland electorate in a by-election on 27 April 1900, and held his electorate to 1905. In that year, the multi-member electorate was replaced by several single-member electorates, and Witheford retired from parliament.[2]

Witheford served as mayor of Birkenhead from 1901 to 1905.[3]

He died on 30 October 1931 and was buried in the Anglican section of Pompallier Cemetery, Birkenhead.[4]

References

  1. ^ "1911 England census". Ancestry.com Operations. 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 247. OCLC 154283103.
  3. ^ "Late Mr. Witheford". The New Zealand Herald. 5 November 1931. p. 10. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Deaths". The New Zealand Herald. 31 October 1931. p. 1. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Member of Parliament for City of Auckland
1900–1905
Served alongside: William Napier, George Fowlds, Frederick Baume, Alfred Kidd 		Constituency abolished


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