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William John Hurst
5th Mayor of Auckland City
In office 1876–1877
Preceded by	Benjamin Tonks
Succeeded by	Henry Brett
Personal details
Born	1829 (1829) Berwick upon Tweed
Died	1886 (aged 56–57) Folkestone England
Spouse	Mary E Hurst
Occupation	Politician

William John Hurst (c.1829 – 29 September 1886) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in New Zealand and Mayor of Auckland.

He was born in Berwick-upon-Tweed.

In January 1868, Hurst stood in a by-election in the City of Auckland East electorate for the Auckland Provincial Council. He defeated Charles Davis 163 votes to 107. Hurst remained on the provincial council until the abolition of provincial government in 1876.

Hurst represented the Auckland West electorate from the 1879 election to 1881, and then the Waitemata electorate from the 1881 election to 1886 when he died.

His homestead, built in 1860, is located in 288 Hurstmere Road in Takapuna.

Hurst was ill and given leave from Parliament to travel home to England via San Francisco. He died in Folkestone, Kent, England, in 1886, aged 57 years.

He was married to Mary E. Hurst.

References

1. ^ "Obituary". Taranaki Herald. Vol. XXXV, no. 7192. 9 October 1886. p. 2. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
2. "Provincial Council election – City East". Daily Southern Cross. Vol. XXIV, no. 3286. 28 January 1868. p. 3. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
3. "Provincial Council election: Auckland City East". Daily Southern Cross. Vol. XXIV, no. 3290. 1 February 1868. p. 3. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
4. Scholefield, Guy (1950) . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 184.
5. Scholefield, Guy (1950) . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 115.
6. Anderson, Louise (January 2002). "Takapuna – Milford Walk" (PDF). North Shore: North Shore City. p. 6. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
7. Cyclopedia Company Limited (1902). "Mr. W. J. Hurst". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Auckland Provincial District. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 April 2012.

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