Charles Bonyphon Borlase, Mayor
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Date
[1874]
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Charles Borlase, who was born in India in 1820, was an active member of Wellington's political scene. Borlase represented the Wairarapa region on the Wellington Provincial Council from 1857 to 1858, and became a member of the Town Board in 1863. He followed this with a term in Parliament from 1866 to 1870 as a representative of Wellington city. He was also a city councillor before being elected mayor of Wellington in 1874.
Borlase Street, in the Wellington suburb of Brooklyn, is named after Charles Borlase in recognition of his service on the Provincial Council.
Borlase Street, in the Wellington suburb of Brooklyn, is named after Charles Borlase in recognition of his service on the Provincial Council.
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300x232mm copy print, made 1952
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ART00653
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