Joseph Dransfield was the first Mayor of Wellington

Mayor of Wellington

The Mayor of Wellington is the head of the municipal government of Wellington, New Zealand, and presides over the Wellington City Council. The Mayor of Wellington administers only Wellington City itself — other municipalities in adjacent areas of the Wellington Region such as Lower Hutt, Upper...

, New Zealand in 1870 (to 1872) after Wellington was declared a city. He was Mayor again in 1878. He had previously been Chairman of the Town Board until 1870, and represented Wellington City in the Wellington Provincial Council

Wellington Province

The Wellington Province was a province of New Zealand until the abolition of provincial government in 1876.-Area:...

 from 1863 to 1867.

He was from Yorkshire. He was President of the Chamber of Commerce, and was involved in reclaiming of land from Wellington Harbour.

Dransfield Street in Vogeltown

Vogeltown, Wellington

Vogeltown is a hillside suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, on the eastern slopes of Brooklyn and overlooking Newtown. It is sometimes considered part of Mornington...

is named after him.