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640: 905: 33: 313:. He then represented the City of Wellington electorate from March 1859 until his death in May 1875. He was on the Wellington Executive Council from March 1854; the source does not record an end date. He served another period on the Executive Council from June 1866 to June 1868, and was the Provincial Solicitor. In 231:
clearing land at Papawai. While there he was noted as being both generous and hospitable. In 1858 he returned to live in Wellington. Borlase was also the Judge for the Featherston horse races for a number of years. In Wellington he resumed his legal practice and was legal adviser to the Wellington
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in India at the time and died just before Borlase was born. The family returned to England, where Borlase studied law and was admitted as a solicitor. For a time he was a law reporter with the London press before becoming a partner in a law firm. Through his families connections with the
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he migrated with his wife, Elizabeth Emma Borlase (nÊe Holmes), and their three children (Charles, Charlotte, and William) on the
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in 1863, and a Councillor to 1874. He held the position of Provincial Solicitor from 1857 until his death in 1875.
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Wellington City Council, includes a paragraph and a portrait or photo for each mayor
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opponents) to enter politics in 1857. He represented Wairarapa on the
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Unsuccessful candidates in the 1871 New Zealand general election
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on 16 August 1848. In the 1850s he moved from Wellington to the
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from November 1857 to August 1858, when he was defeated by
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He had been on the Wellington Town Board and then a
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Wellington Independent. 11 May 1860. 204:in 1820, although his family was from 258: 255: 7: 1533:19th-century New Zealand politicians 16:New Zealand politician (1820–1875) 14: 1498:Burials at Bolton Street Cemetery 903: 638: 524:Wilson, James Oakley (1985) . 1: 307:Wellington Provincial Council 294:'s Radical Party (called the 1508:Wellington City Councillors 1554: 601:Constituency redistricted 335:Wellington City Councillor 1461: 901: 590: 582: 575: 565: 556: 548: 543: 446:"Death of Mr C B Borlase" 290:Borlase was persuaded by 274: 252: 249: 176:(1820 – 15 May 1875) was 167: 124: 101: 51: 39: 30: 696:William Sefton Moorhouse 569:William Sefton Moorhouse 396:"The Wairarapa Election" 174:Charles Bonython Borlase 81:William Sefton Moorhouse 658:elected by councillors 586:William Barnard Rhodes 577:New Zealand Parliament 498:A. H. & A. W. 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L. 317:he represented the 246: 178:Mayor of Wellington 46:Mayor of Wellington 544:Political offices 319:City of Wellington 276:City of Wellington 240: 232:Building Society. 210:East India Company 96:City of Wellington 1475: 1474: 1374: 1373: 913:Mayoral elections 899: 898: 871:Kerry Prendergast 716:William Hutchison 701:William Hutchison 606: 605: 566:Succeeded by 473:Irvine-Smith 1948 303:Constitutionalist 288: 287: 171: 170: 1545: 917: 907: 876:Celia Wade-Brown 741:Charles Johnston 689:elected at large 655: 642: 641: 632: 625: 618: 609: 583:Preceded by 549:Preceded by 541: 537: 513: 506:Scholefield, Guy 501: 476: 470: 464: 463: 461: 459: 451:The Evening Post 442: 436: 430: 424: 421:Scholefield 1950 418: 412: 411: 409: 407: 392: 386: 385: 378: 372: 369:Scholefield 1950 366: 357: 354: 247: 244: 236:Political career 129:Personal details 115: 106: 92: 77: 65: 56: 35: 21: 1553: 1552: 1548: 1547: 1546: 1544: 1543: 1542: 1478: 1477: 1476: 1471: 1457: 1379:Local elections 1370: 1214: 1146: 908: 895: 816:Charles Norwood 684: 680:Charles Borlase 646: 639: 636: 596: 588: 571: 562: 554: 523: 504: 488: 485: 480: 479: 471: 467: 457: 455: 444: 443: 439: 431: 427: 419: 415: 405: 403: 394: 393: 389: 380: 379: 375: 367: 360: 355: 351: 346: 331: 242: 238: 190: 151: 138: 113: 107: 102: 93: 88: 75: 63: 57: 52: 26: 25:Charles Borlase 17: 12: 11: 5: 1551: 1549: 1541: 1540: 1535: 1530: 1525: 1520: 1515: 1510: 1505: 1500: 1495: 1490: 1480: 1479: 1473: 1472: 1470: 1469: 1466: 1462: 1459: 1458: 1456: 1455: 1448: 1443: 1438: 1433: 1428: 1423: 1418: 1413: 1408: 1403: 1398: 1393: 1388: 1382: 1380: 1376: 1375: 1372: 1371: 1369: 1368: 1363: 1358: 1353: 1348: 1343: 1338: 1333: 1328: 1323: 1318: 1313: 1308: 1303: 1298: 1293: 1288: 1283: 1278: 1273: 1268: 1263: 1258: 1253: 1248: 1243: 1238: 1233: 1228: 1222: 1220: 1219:Triennial term 1216: 1215: 1213: 1212: 1207: 1201: 1196: 1191: 1186: 1181: 1176: 1171: 1166: 1160: 1154: 1152: 1148: 1147: 1145: 1144: 1139: 1134: 1129: 1123: 1118: 1113: 1108: 1103: 1097: 1092: 1087: 1081: 1075: 1070: 1065: 1059: 1054: 1049: 1044: 1039: 1034: 1029: 1024: 1019: 1013: 1007: 1002: 997: 992: 987: 982: 977: 972: 967: 962: 956: 951: 945: 939: 934: 929: 923: 921: 914: 910: 909: 902: 900: 897: 896: 894: 893: 888: 883: 878: 873: 868: 863: 858: 853: 848: 846:Michael Fowler 843: 838: 836:Rob Macalister 833: 828: 823: 818: 813: 808: 803: 798: 796:Thomas Wilford 793: 788: 783: 778: 773: 768: 763: 758: 756:Alfred Brandon 753: 748: 743: 738: 733: 728: 723: 718: 713: 708: 706:Joe Dransfield 703: 698: 692: 690: 686: 685: 683: 682: 677: 675:Joe Dransfield 672: 670:William Guyton 667: 661: 659: 652: 648: 647: 637: 635: 634: 627: 620: 612: 604: 603: 598: 589: 584: 580: 579: 573: 572: 567: 564: 555: 552:Joe Dransfield 550: 546: 545: 539: 538: 521: 514: 502: 496:. 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Mayor of Wellington
Joe Dransfield
William Sefton Moorhouse
New Zealand Parliament
City of Wellington
William Barnard Rhodes
Calcutta
Wellington
Mayor of Wellington
Wellington Town Board
Calcutta
Bengal
India
Cornwall
East India Company
Molesworth's
Victory
Wellington
Wairarapa
New Zealand Parliament
1866
4th
City of Wellington
Independent
Wakefield
Featherston's
Wellington Provincial Council
Captain Smith
1866

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