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Sockburn was renamed
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Zealand, where he arrived in 1883. He returned to England briefly in 1885 in order to marry Agnes Vernon Sullivan. They had no children, and Agnes survived Henry by 23 years, dying in 1957.
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419:Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
254:Henry Wigram wearing mayoral chains
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1044:Walter Cooper (2nd)
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189:Christchurch
180:
179:
114:
100:Charles Gray
95:Succeeded by
72:
29:
1644:1934 deaths
1639:1857 births
1197:annual term
1177:Phil Mauger
1162:Garry Moore
1142:Ron Guthrey
1025:Eden George
1000:Aaron Ayers
972:James Gapes
854:The Shuttle
763:Hagley Park
733:Art Gallery
647:(1980–2010)
641:(1924–1980)
635:(1887–1924)
629:(1862–1887)
530:"No. 33119"
161:New Zealand
149:Nationality
83:Preceded by
1633:Categories
1167:Bob Parker
1157:Vicki Buck
1152:Hamish Hay
967:Fred Hobbs
951:Fred Hobbs
880:Isaac Luck
568:1902–1904
514:12 January
387:. May 2022
367:References
187:system in
144:6 May 1934
1069:John Hall
870:John Hall
788:Town Hall
680:City Care
478:The Press
450:The Press
260:mayoralty
240:Lyttelton
205:barrister
115:In office
77:1902–1904
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63:25th
842:Services
633:Our City
391:15 March
351:(1916).
308:for his
306:Sockburn
292:Aviation
793:Tūranga
716:Red Bus
712:(89.3%)
706:(79.3%)
429:12 July
327:in the
278:by the
900:Mayors
718:(100%)
694:(100%)
688:(100%)
682:(100%)
485:10 May
457:10 May
318:Wigram
217:London
167:Spouse
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1344:1910†
1331:1907†
1317:1904†
1314:1903†
1311:1902†
1308:1901†
1305:1899†
1302:1898†
1299:1897†
1261:1889†
1258:1888†
1255:1887†
1247:1885†
1244:1884†
1236:1882†
1203:1875†
700:(75%)
639:Civic
170:Agnes
1597:2022
1592:2019
1587:2016
1582:2013
1577:2010
1572:2007
1567:2004
1562:2001
1557:1998
1552:1995
1547:1992
1542:1989
1537:1986
1532:1983
1527:1980
1522:1977
1517:1974
1512:1971
1507:1968
1502:1965
1497:1962
1492:1959
1486:1958
1481:1956
1476:1953
1471:1950
1466:1947
1461:1944
1456:1941
1451:1938
1445:1936
1440:1935
1424:1933
1419:1931
1414:1929
1409:1927
1404:1925
1399:1923
1394:1921
1389:1919
1384:1917
1379:1915
1363:1914
1358:1913
1353:1912
1348:1911
1340:1909
1335:1908
1326:1906
1321:1905
1295:1896
1290:1895
1285:1894
1280:1893
1275:1892
1270:1891
1265:1890
1251:1886
1240:1883
1232:1881
1227:1880
1222:1879
1217:1878
1212:1877
1207:1876
670:CCHL
516:2022
487:2016
459:2016
431:2012
393:2023
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