The Late John Townley
GOD BLESS OUR MAYOR
None of the pioneers of this district displayed 'greater public-spiritednesg than the late John Townley, "'ho died at an advanced age beloved of all. For 18 vears, be was Mayor of the town and be held the Chairmanship of the Ffarbor Board over a record period, whilst he was also , head of the Railway League over a lengthy period., He wrs also for many years leader of the.. Fire Brigade.' No institution having the welfare of the dis•tric.t at heart lacked bis support..- As showing* the high esteem in which he • was hold the following verses inscribed to him iii 1892 may be quoted God Bless . our -Chief Magistrate, . The best man in all the State, J • God. Bless our Mayor.' E ; . w Grant, him-succoss iff life, ; ' Likewise-liis noble wife, - >■- •/''•R.'i.'i Keep sorrow-far away and strife, » God Bless our Mayor. May he prolong' bis .Years, Dispel.’alFidpubts and fears .i ; ■ jErom 'our. goocl Mayoi% . -. -i'lVt.Yy: liis 'example sway ‘ V 7 ::(Hi r ’youth-sd light - and •; gay, Anil turn them. to'God's own way ; ’ God Bless: ouF Mayor.; -
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10392, 9 May 1927, Page 9 (Supplement)
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183The Late John Townley Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10392, 9 May 1927, Page 9 (Supplement)
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