Charles Gray (New Zealand politician)

For other people with the same name, see Charles Gray (disambiguation).

The Honourable Charles Gray


Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Christchurch North
In office 1905 – 1908
Preceded by	new electorate
Succeeded by	Tommy Taylor
17th Mayor of Christchurch
In office 1891–1892
Preceded by	Samuel Manning
Succeeded by	William Prudhoe
In office 1904–1905
Preceded by	Henry Wigram
Succeeded by	John Hall
Personal details
Born	1853 Geelong
Died	11 June 1918 Christchurch
Nationality	New Zealand

Charles Mathew Gray (1853 – 11 June 1918) was a New Zealand Independent Member of Parliament for Christchurch North, and Mayor of Christchurch.

Early life

Charles Gray was born in Geelong, Victoria, in Australia and came to New Zealand in 1862.

Local body politics

Gray was elected to the Christchurch City Council in 1885. Mayoral elections were held on 26 November 1890. The two candidates were the incumbent, Samuel Manning, and Gray, who received 492 and 665 votes, respectively. Gray was thus elected as the 17th mayor of Christchurch.^[1] He was mayor until 1892. On 18 April 1904, he succeeded Henry Wigram as mayor, when he was declared elected unopposed.^[2] He served for one year, and his chief aims were beautifying the city, drainage, sanitation, lighting and high pressure water supply.

Member of Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate	Party
1905–1908	16th	Christchurch North	Independent Liberal

Charles Gray represented the Christchurch North electorate in the New Zealand House of Representatives from the 1905 election to 1908.

Gray defeated Tommy Taylor in the 1905 contest for Christchurch North.

Gray made it clear during the election campaign that he was an independent Liberal who would go to the House unfettered by party obligations. He declared that he was not a 'party man'.^[3]

Death

Gray died in Christchurch on 11 June 1918.

References

↑ "The Mayoral Elections". The Star (7021). 27 November 1890. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
↑ "Election of Mayor". The Press. LXI (11871). 19 April 1904. p. 11. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
↑ Lyttelton Times. 18 November 1905. p. 7. Missing or empty |title= (help)

New Zealand Parliament
Vacant Constituency recreated after abolition in 1890 Title last held by Edward Wingfield Humphreys	Member of Parliament for Christchurch North 1905–1908	Succeeded by Tommy Taylor
Political offices
Preceded by Samuel Manning	Mayor of Christchurch 1891–1892 1904–1905	Succeeded by William Prudhoe
Preceded by Henry Wigram	Mayor of Christchurch 1891–1892 1904–1905	Succeeded by John Hall

Mayors of Christchurch

Chairman

Mayors

elected by councillors	William Wilson John Anderson Andrew Duncan James Jameson Henry Sawtell Edward Bishop Michael Hart Fred Hobbs

elected at large	Fred Hobbs James Gapes Henry Thomson Charles Thomas Ick James Gapes (2nd) George Ruddenklau Charles Hulbert Aaron Ayers Charles Louisson Samuel Manning Charles Gray William Prudhoe Eden George Thomas Gapes Walter Cooper Harry Joseph Beswick Walter Cooper (2nd) Charles Louisson (2nd) William Reece Arthur Rhodes Henry Wigram Charles Mathew Gray (2nd) John Hall George Payling Charles Allison Thomas Taylor John Joseph Dougall¹ Henry Holland Henry Thacker James Arthur Flesher Rev John Archer Dan Sullivan John Beanland Robert Macfarlane Ernest Andrews Robert Macfarlane (2nd) George Manning Ron Guthrey Neville Pickering Hamish Hay Vicki Buck Garry Moore Bob Parker Lianne Dalziel

Mayoral elections

annual term	1875† 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882† 1883 1884† 1885† 1886 1887† 1888† 1889† 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897† 1898† 1899† 1901† 1902† 1903† 1904† 1905 1906† 1907† 1908 1909 1910† 1911 1912 1913 1914

biennial term	1915 1917 1919 1921 1923 1925 1927 1929 1931 1933

triennial term	1935 1936‡ 1938 1941 1944 1947 1950 1953 1956 1958‡ 1959 1962 1965 1968 1971 1974 1977 1980 1983 1986 1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016

† Elected unopposed · ‡ By-election · ¹ appointed following death of incumbent

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