William Snodgrass (politician)
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Hon William W Snodgrass MBE
(1870–1939) Mayor and Councillor for Nelson, New Zealand
. Snodgrass was born in Liverpool
, the son of Robert Snodgrass. His early education was at Liverpool Methodist School. When he was 10 his family migrated to Nelson. In 1894 Snodgrass married Annie Frankham and they had five children, two sons and three daughters.
and he contested the Mayoralty for a number of elections with Lock winning in 1921.
Snodgrass was appointed to the Legislative Council in 1921 and remained so until his disappearance in 1939.
In 1918 he was awarded the MBE for his patriotic work during World War I
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" sailing from Wellington to Nelson on 20 March 1939 and disappeared during the voyage. The account of the voyage stated that Snodgrass had supper with the master, Captain Hay, and retired to his cabin fairly early. When the other occupant of the cabin, Walter S Dillon, went to bed Snodgrass was in his bunk reading, and they later said goodnight. In the morning Snodgrass was missing. His clothes and effects were in the cabin.
MBE
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(1870–1939) Mayor and Councillor for Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson is a city on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay, and is the economic and cultural centre of the Nelson-Tasman region. Established in 1841, it is the second oldest settled city in New Zealand and the oldest in the South Island....
. Snodgrass was born in Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, the son of Robert Snodgrass. His early education was at Liverpool Methodist School. When he was 10 his family migrated to Nelson. In 1894 Snodgrass married Annie Frankham and they had five children, two sons and three daughters.
Business
Snodgrass was a member of his father's merchant firm of R. Snodgrass and Sons in Nelson.Political career
Snodgrass was a City Councillor for three years and elected Mayor from 1917 to 1921. William LockWilliam Lock
William Lock was Mayor of Nelson from 1913 to 1915 and again from 1921 to 1927. Lock was an auctioneer, and a grain and produce merchant for 40 years. During his term as Mayor, HMS New Zealand visited Nelson in 1913...
and he contested the Mayoralty for a number of elections with Lock winning in 1921.
Snodgrass was appointed to the Legislative Council in 1921 and remained so until his disappearance in 1939.
Community Service
Lock was President of the Nelson Chamber of Commerce from 1913-1914. He was also a member of the Nelson Harbour Board, Patriotic Society, and War Funds Council.In 1918 he was awarded the MBE for his patriotic work during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
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Disappearance
Snodgrass was a passenger on the "ArahuraArahura (ferry)
DEV Arahura is a roll-on roll-off diesel-electric rail ferry built in 1982 for the New Zealand Railways Corporation. She remains in service on the Interislander route across the Cook Strait in New Zealand.-History:...
" sailing from Wellington to Nelson on 20 March 1939 and disappeared during the voyage. The account of the voyage stated that Snodgrass had supper with the master, Captain Hay, and retired to his cabin fairly early. When the other occupant of the cabin, Walter S Dillon, went to bed Snodgrass was in his bunk reading, and they later said goodnight. In the morning Snodgrass was missing. His clothes and effects were in the cabin.