Mayor of Queenstown Borough


This is a list of mayors of Queenstown Borough in New Zealand. The mayor was the head of the Queenstown Borough Council. The borough existed from 1866 until 1986, when it merged with the Lake County to form Queenstown-Lakes District. During the 120 years of its existence, there were 21 mayors.

Queenstown Borough Council

The Queenstown Borough Council was constituted in 1866. James William Robertson was elected as the first mayor in July 1866. John Davies was the last mayor of the borough council and became the first mayor of Queenstown-Lakes.
The following list is complete:
NameTermNotes
1James William Robertson1866–1869
2Bendix Hallenstein1869–1872
3Michael Malaghan1872–1874
4Thomas G. Betts1874–1877
5William Warren1877–1878
6Frederick Henry Daniel1878–1880
7Lewis Hotop1880–1881
William Warren1881–18822nd period
8James Reid1882–1887
9Francis St Omer1887–1891
Lewis Hotop1891–18942nd period
Francis St Omer1894–19032nd period
Lewis Hotop1903–19063rd period
10Maurice James Gavin1906–1908
11John Edgar Sr.1908–1913
12Donald F. Sutherland1913–1917
13Andrew Simson1917–1927
14 Harry Overton1927–1939
15William Anderson1939–1950
16D.W. Thomson1950–1952
17R.C. Robins1952–1953Acting mayor
William Anderson1953–19562nd period
R.C. Robins1956–19622nd period
18George D. Cochrane1962–1968
19Warren Cooper1968–1975
20Jim Grant1975–1983
21John Davies1983–1986

Place names

Some streets and places in Queenstown are named after former borough council mayors; Robertson Street in Frankton, Hallenstein Street, Malaghan Road and Malaghan Street, Warren Park, Hotop Rise, Reid Street, St. Omer Park, Anderson Heights, Robins Road, Grant Road, and Davies Place.