Edwin Mitchelson

New Zealand politician

The Honourable

Sir Edwin Mitchelson

KCMG

19th Mayor of Auckland City
In office
13 May 1903 – 3 May 1905
Preceded by| Alfred Kidd
Succeeded by| Arthur Myers
15th Minister of Native Affairs
In office
11 October 1887 – 24 January 1891
Prime Minister| Harry Atkinson
Preceded by| John Ballance
Succeeded by| John Ballance
Personal details
Born| (1846-04-07)7 April 1846
Auckland, New Zealand
Died| 11 April 1934(1934-04-11) (aged 88)
Auckland, New Zealand

Sir Edwin Mitchelson KCMG (7 April 1846 – 11 April 1934) was a New Zealand politician and timber merchant.

## Member of Parliament[edit]

New Zealand Parliament Years  | Term  | Electorate  | Party

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1881-1884  | 8th | Marsden |  | Independent
1884-1887  | 9th | Marsden  |  | Independent
1887-1890  | 10th | Eden |  | Independent
1890-1893  | 11th | Eden  |  | Conservative
1893-1896  | 12th | Eden  |  | Conservative

Mitchelson was born in Auckland in a cottage on Queen Street in the mid 1840s.[1] He developed business interests in timber and kauri gum, shipbuilding, and horse racing and breeding.[1] He was a cabinet minister from 1883 to 1884 and 1887 to 1880 as Minister of Public Works.[2] From 1887 to 1891 he was Minister of Māori Affairs (called Native Affairs), and from 1889 to 1891 he was Minister of Telegraphs and Postmaster-General.[3]

He represented the Marsden electorate from 1881 to 1887, then Eden from 1887 to 1896, when he was defeated (for the City of Auckland electorate).[4]

## Later years[edit]

Mitchelson was the Mayor of Auckland City from 1903 to 1905,[5] chairman of the Remuera Road Board,[1] and a member of the Legislative Council from 1920 until his death on 11 April 1934.[6] He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1921 King's Birthday Honours.[7] He was buried at Purewa Cemetery in the Auckland suburb of Meadowbank.[8]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b c Remuera Heritage & Hobson Community Board. "Remuera Heritage Walk" (PDF). Auckland Council. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
2. ^ Scholefield 1950, pp. 38–40.
3. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 40.
4. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 127.
5. ^ Mogford, Janice C. "Mitchelson, Edwin – Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
6. ^ Scholefield 1950, p. 81.
7. ^ "No. 32346". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 4 June 1921. p. 4533.
8. ^ "Notable graves". Purewa Trust Board. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

## References[edit]

* Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer.

New Zealand Parliament

Preceded by

William Colbeck

|  Member of Parliament for Marsden
1881–1887  | Succeeded by

Robert Thompson

Preceded by

Joseph Tole

|  Member of Parliament for Eden
1887–1896  | Succeeded by

John Bollard

Political offices
Preceded by

Harry Atkinson

|  Postmaster-General
1889–1891  | Succeeded by

Patrick Buckley

Commissioner of Telegraphs
1889–1891  | Position abolished
Preceded by

Alfred Kidd

|  Mayor of Auckland City
1903–1905  | Succeeded by

Arthur Myers

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