THE MAYOR OF FEILDING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 728, 29 January 1910, Page 12

THE MAYOR OF FEILDING.

; Mr. W. J,..B.';Trewin (Jlayor.'of.Peild-: ing) was,born in Cornwall, in■. 1874.) He received his. education 'at ; the' board: sclkols in England/ He arrived in/New' Zealand in, 1824, anil completed his ediica-: ti<rir at Sanson - School. Kethen. received' uppointnjenl as teacher/under the/Wanganui Educdl'oii B-.urd, -and•completed the full-pupil ,ted«ohe'r!s' course..' Subequently he'wont : to' I'riuce Albert College;. Auckland- passing the matriculation: examination in IS9S. 'He; went., to; Canterbury College, -Christchurch,: and, .passed: the solicitor's examination in IS97,'being admitted a; solicitor by the Chief Jsutice in May,. 1898. He was called to the Bar by. Mr. Justice Williams in 190i,'and created : a notary public in 1908. ■ While at .Sanson Mr.. Trewin was: a :member/ of - the local: Debating. Society, aid was .chosen on.two occasions to,bo : one of the repre-. sentatives in public'; debates;against-;the Paluierston Society, and'oh one occasion he.represented, the Feilding Society. The; public positions -held by him include:Member:; and .'secretary Feilding School. Committee,-member. Feilding Fire. Board, members Feilding Technical School. Com.mittee.':' Thelast. .two', positions.he still holds. : : He -was eleoted Mayor. of Feild:ing without .previously serving' in the: oounoil ' in 190B' against, two ; sitting- raein--bers of the counoil who were' candidates. He -.was.:' re-elected. in 1907/ after a contest i elected •' unopposed itf 1908, • and - in ' 1900 elected after.a contest. . '~;; . .:. ~. i Following 'isi'a list of previous' Mayors of Feilding,: "as supplied to: a■ Dominion representative by -Mr/ J./8.-.Trewin, the present occupant oftho .chair:—-Messrs. Douglas 11/ Macarthur,■.,: J.: M. 'Higgin,/ W.E. Chamberlain, F. Y. Lethbridgo, ,H. L. Shorwill, \D. H/- Macartlnir,...F.. X Lethbridfre, •W. G/ .Haybittle, -E. ■Good-boherc.-W. Cartheiv ,W/ A. L. Bailey, E.Goodbehere.'F; F.-Hag-gitt,'-.W.j J.;B. Trewin.,'.-' A .number, of. the foregoing beld ..pfnco'/.for. several'■:■ years The-.-borough, .was formed in ,1881.;: : ■*.'