Lemuel Bagnall

Lemuel Bagnall
Lemuel Bagnall
22nd Mayor of Auckland City
	In office; 1910–1911
Preceded by	Charles Grey
Succeeded by	James Parr
Personal details
Born	1844; New Glasgow, Prince Edward island, Canada
Died	30 April 1917; Auckland, New Zealand

Lemuel John Bagnall (1844 – 30 April 1917), was a New Zealand businessman and politician who was Mayor of Auckland City from 1910 to 1911.

Biography

Early life and career

Bagnall was born in New Glasgow, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Along with his father, George, he came to Auckland in 1864. He became involved in the timber trade and in 1878 purchased a sawmill on the Waihou river with his brothers which they operated till 1912.[1]

Political career

Bagnall represented Thames in the Auckland Provincial Council from 1873 to 1875. He was also a member of the Thames Harbour Board, member and chairman of the Thames County Council, the Auckland Education Board and a member of the Auckland Land Board. Bagnall stood for Parliament for the Auckland Central electorate in the 1905 general election as a conservative candidate, but was defeated by Alfred Kidd.[2] Previously he was a candidate in the Te Aroha by-election, but retired from the contest as public support for the government was strong, and that as opposition candidate he would not find sufficient support.[3]

He was an Auckland City Councillor from 1903 to 1910.[4] In 1910 he was elected Mayor of Auckland City, defeating councillor Patrick Nerheny.[5] He retired from politics when his term ended in 1911.

Later life and death

He later became director of several companies; the Kauri Timber Company, the New Zealand Insurance Company, Milne and Choyce and the Auckland Farmers' Freezing Company.[1]

Bagnall died on 30 April 1917.[1]

Notes

Scholefield 1940, pp. 28.
The General Election, 1905. p. 3. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
"Untitled". Wanganui Herald. XXV (7448). 25 June 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
Bush 1971, pp. 585.
"Annual Election of Mayor". The New Zealand Herald. XLVII (14356). 28 April 1910. p. 10. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

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References

Scholefield, Guy (1940). Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Wellington: Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Bush, Graham W. A. (1971). Decently and in Order: The Government of the City of Auckland 1840–1971. Auckland: Collins.

Political offices
Preceded by Charles Grey	Mayor of Auckland City 1910–1911	Succeeded by James Parr

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[FOOTNOTEScholefield194028-1] Scholefield 1940, pp. 28.

[1905_election-2] The General Election, 1905. p. 3. Retrieved 26 November 2015.

[3] "Untitled". Wanganui Herald. XXV (7448). 25 June 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 2 February 2013.

[FOOTNOTEBush1971585-4] Bush 1971, pp. 585.

[5] "Annual Election of Mayor". The New Zealand Herald. XLVII (14356). 28 April 1910. p. 10. Retrieved 30 September 2018.