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MAYOR'S SUDDEN DEATH

MR. P. C. VINNELL, TIMARU LONG TERM ON COUNCIL [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] TIMARU, Wednesday ~ The death has occurred of Mr. Percy Cornelius Vinuell, Mayor of Timaru. It came with startling suddenness. Mr. Vinnell had been in good health, but yesterday afternoon he said he had not been feeling well and spoke of consulting a doctor. Last night, however, he attended a meeting in the Council Chambers. Mr. Vinnell was born at Oxford, England, in 1879, and was educated at St. Paul's School in that town before coming to New Zealand in 1913. He spent two years in Wellington, and then came to Timaru, where he set up in business as a boot manufacturer. He was first elected to the Timaru Borough Council in 1919, and served under three Mayors. He succeeded the late Mr. T. W. Satterthwaito as Mayor in June, 1936. It is a coincidence that his predecessor died under almost similar circumstances. Mr. Vinnell twice contested the Timaru seat in the interests of Labour, but was unsuccessful. He enjoyed wide popularity and was universally trusted by all classes of the community.

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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22971, 24 February 1938, Page 15

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MAYOR'S SUDDEN DEATH New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22971, 24 February 1938, Page 15

MAYOR'S SUDDEN DEATH New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22971, 24 February 1938, Page 15