Chairmen of Wallace County Council

Date: 1877 to 1989
Location: Southland, New Zealand

This is a list of all Chairmen of Wallace County Council, from the inaugural chairman in 1877 until local body reforms in 1989. Chairmen were elected by the council members for a one-year term. Initially this was at the statutory meeting in November or December each year, but in 1921 this changed to May each year.

Wikipedia: Wallace County, New Zealand

Year of Election	Date of Meeting	Chairman Name	Election Reference Link	Notes
1877	4 Jan 1877	Henry Hirst	Southland Times, Issue 2647, 8 January 1877, Page 2. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST18770108.2.8	Inaugural chairman
1878		Henry Hirst
1879	26 Nov 1879	Henry Hirst	Wallace County Council. Western Star, Issue 325, 29 November 1879, Page 5. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WSTAR18791129.2.11
1880		Henry Hirst
1881	23 Nov 1881	Henry Hirst	Wallace County Council. Southland Times, Issue 4183, 25 November 1881, Page 3. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST18811125.2.21
1882	22 Nov 1882	Henry Hirst	Wallace County Council. Western Star, Issue 693, 25 November 1882, Page 2. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WSTAR18821125.2.9
1883	28 Nov 1883	Henry Hirst	Wallace County Council. Southland Times, Issue 4804, 30 November 1883, Page 2. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST18831130.2.16	Departed early. Christopher Basstian later filled in for Henry Hirst
1884	3 Dec 1884	Christopher Basstian	Wallace County Council. Western Star, Issue 903, 6 December 1884, Page 2. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WSTAR18841206.2.7
1885	1 Dec 1885	William Johnston	Wallace County Council. Western Star, Issue 1004, 2 December 1885, Page 2. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WSTAR18851202.2.9
1886	24 Nov 1886	William Johnston	Wallace County Council. Western Star, Issue 1104, 27 November 1886, Page 3. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WSTAR18861127.2.13
1887	23 Nov 1877	William Johnston	Wallace County Council. Southland Times, Issue 9685, 26 November 1887, Page 3. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST18871126.2.19
1888	15 Dec 1888	William Walker	Wallace County Council. Western Star, Issue 1313, 19 December 1888, Page 2. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WSTAR18881219.2.12
1889	11 Dec 1889?	John Playfair
1890		McKinnon		Resigned early?
1891	23 May 1891	Hamilton	Wallace County Council. Southland Times, Issue 11749, 30 May 1891, Page 3. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST18910530.2.19	Chairman from May to December
	12 Dec 1891	John Playfair	Wallace County Council. Western Star, Issue 1623, 16 December 1891, Page 2. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WSTAR18911216.2.8
1892	23 Nov 1892	Christopher Basstian	Wallace County Council. Western Star, Issue 1718, 26 November 1892, Page 2. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WSTAR18921126.2.8
1893		J.W. Hamilton
1894	28 Nov 1894	J.C. Ellis	Wallace County Council. Western Star, Issue 1968, 1 December 1894, Page 2. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WSTAR18941201.2.6
1895	27 Nov 1895	Carmichael	Wallace County Council. Western Star, Issue 2064, 30 November 1895, Page 3. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WSTAR18951130.2.15
1896	28 Nov 1896	Henry Hirst	Western Star, Issue 2167, 28 November 1896, Page 2. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WSTAR18961128.2.5
1897	24 Nov 1897	A.R. Hare	Western Star, Issue 2160, 27 November 1897, Page 2. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WSTAR18971127.2.9
1898	23 Nov 1898	William Walker	Western Star, Issue 2259, 25 November 1898, Page 2. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WSTAR18981125.2.6
1899
1900	28 Nov 1900	Henry Hirst	Wallace County Council. Western Star, 29 November 1900, Page 2. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WSTAR19001129.2.5
1901	27 Nov 1901	King	Wallace County Council. Southland Times, Issue 15108, 30 November 1901, Page 4. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19011130.2.28
1902
1903	25 Nov 1903	John Fraser	Wallace County Council. Western Star, 27 November 1903, Page 2. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WSTAR19031127.2.14	Also served the previous term?
1904	23 Nov 1904	David Clarke	Wallace County Council. Southland Times, Issue 19471, 26 November 1904, Page 2 (Supplement). https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19041126.2.75.12
1905	22 Nov 1905	J.J. Newton	Wallace County Council. Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 31, 28 November 1905, Page 2. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OSWCC19051128.2.6
1906	28 Nov 1906	Henry Hirst	Wallace County Council. Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 83, 4 December 1906, Page 2. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OSWCC19061204.2.5
1907	27 Nov 1907	John Ford	Wallace County Council. Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 135, 3 December 1907, Page 6. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OSWCC19071203.2.36
1908	25 Nov 1908	Frederick James Dyer	Wallace County Council. Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 187, 1 December 1908, Page 4. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OSWCC19081201.2.8
1909	24 Nov 1909	William Affleck	Wallace County Council. Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 239, 30 November 1909, Page 5. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OSWCC19091130.2.15
1910	23 Nov 1910	Henry Hirst	About People. Southland Times, Issue 14582, 24 November 1910, Page 6. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19101124.2.48
1911	22 Nov 1911	Thomas Anson Buckingham	Wallace County Council. Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 342, 28 November 1911, Page 1. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OSWCC19111128.2.2
1912	27 Nov 1912	John McNaughton	Wallace County Council. Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 395, 3 December 1912, Page 5. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OSWCC19121203.2.21
1913	26 Nov 1913	Acheson Greer	Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume IX, Issue 447, 2 December 1913, Page 4. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OSWCC19131202.2.16
1914	25 Nov 1914	Frederick James Dyer	Wallace County Council. Southland Times, Issue 17819, 27 November 1914, Page 2. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19141127.2.6
1915	24 Nov 1915	Frederick James Linscott	Statutory Meeting. Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XI, Issue 549, 30 November 1915, Page 5. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OSWCC19151130.2.26.1
1916	22 Nov 1916	William James Annan McGregor	Wallace County Council. Western Star, 24 November 1916, Page 2. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WSTAR19161124.2.7
1917	28 Nov 1917	J. Findlay	Wallace County Council. Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XIII, Issue 650, 4 December 1917, Page 3. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OSWCC19171204.2.18
1918	18 Dec 1918	Lawrence Cody	Wallace County Council. Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XIV, Issue 709, 24 December 1918, Page 3. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OSWCC19181224.2.9
1919	26 Nov 1919	John Horrell	Wallace County Council. Southland Times, Issue 18741, 28 November 1919, Page 7. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19191128.2.66
1920	24 Nov 1920	Buckingham	Wallace County Council. Western Star, 26 November 1920, Page 2. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WSTAR19201126.2.7	Served six months until a change to the Act moved the election meeting to May.
1921	25 May 1921	Buckingham	Wallace County Council. Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XVII, Issue 832, 31 May 1921, Page 1. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OSWCC19210531.2.3
1922	24 May 1922	Frederick James Dyer	Wallace County Council. Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XVIII, Issue 881, 30 May 1922, Page 4. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OSWCC19220530.2.16
1923	23 May 1923	Frederick James Linscott	Wallace County Council. Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XVIX, Issue 931, 29 May 1923, Page 1. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OSWCC19230529.2.2
1924	28 May 1924	William James Annan McGregor	Wallace County Council. Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XX, Issue 983, 2 June 1924, Page 4. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OSWCC19240602.2.23
1925	27 May 1925	S. Fowle	Wallace County Council. Western Star, 29 May 1925, Page 3. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WSTAR19250529.2.23
1926	26 May 1926	Lawrence Cody	Wallace County Council. Western Star, 28 May 1926, Page 3. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WSTAR19260528.2.22
1927	25 May 1927	Thomas Anson Buckingham	Wallace County Council. Southland Times, Issue 20187, 26 May 1927, Page 9. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19270526.2.63
1928	23 May 1928	H. Garden	Wallace County Council. Western Star, 25 May 1928, Page 3. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WSTAR19280525.2.27
1929	22 May 1929	W.T. James	Wallace County Council. Western Star, 24 May 1929, Page 3. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WSTAR19290524.2.24
1930	28 May 1930	Frederick James Linscott	Wallace County Council. Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XXVI, Issue 1270, 4 June 1930, Page 3. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OSWCC19300604.2.15
1931		William Bayliss Hopcroft
1932	25 May 1932	William James Annan McGregor	Local & General. Western Star, 27 May 1932, Page 2. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WSTAR19320527.2.5
1933	24 May 1933	Henry Frederick Blatch	Wallace County Council. Western Star, 26 May 1933, Page 2. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WSTAR19330526.2.13
1934	23 May 1934	John Horrell	Wallace County Council. Western Star, 25 May 1934, Page 3. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WSTAR19340525.2.18
1935	22 May 1935	W.T. James	Wallace County Council. Western Star, 24 May 1935, Page 2. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WSTAR19350524.2.10
1936	27 May 1936	G. Stroud	Wallace County Council. Western Star, 29 May 1936, Page 2. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WSTAR19360529.2.11
1937
1938	25 May 1938	William Bayliss Hopcroft	County Council. Western Star, 27 May 1938, Page 3. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WSTAR19380527.2.16
1939		William James Annan McGregor	County Council. Western Star, 2 June 1939, Page 3. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WSTAR19390602.2.20