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CHEC obituary

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I've had a look into this sentence in the CHEC obituary: "Her father was mayor of that town and her grandfather mayor of Blenheim before that." I've added her father to her bio; that's all good. There wasn't a mayor of Blenheim with the surname Clarke. I've had a look for her maternal grandfather and that was James Tucker Robinson (died 26 November 1910); he wasn't mayor either.[1] It seems the obituary got that one wrong. He did get elected onto the inaugural borough council in 1869 and even topped the poll. At the time, the councillors elector a mayor from their midst and the vote went to the second person on the list.[2] Schwede66 18:33, 4 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ "James+Clarke" "Personal". Taranaki Daily News. Vol. LIII, no. 200. 2 December 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Borough of Blenheim". Marlborough Express. Vol. IV, no. 176. 22 May 1869. p. 4. Retrieved 4 April 2020.