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James Gapes was a local politician in Christchurch, New Zealand. He was Mayor of Christchurch on two occasions, and the father of a later mayor, Thomas Gapes. He was the first mayor who was elected by
Gapes in c. 1882
Gapes family, ca 1907
The 1876 Christchurch City mayoral election was the first election for the Mayor of Christchurch held by public vote. The election, held on 20 December, was won by James Gapes, who beat fellow city co
James Gapes
…onto the city council six times: first in February 1873 in a by-election, then in 1874, 1877, 1878, 1879 and 1881. The mayor was for the first time elected by voters on 20 December 1876; until the previous year, the mayor was chosen from amongst the city councillors, and they usually elected the most senior councillor. The 20 December…
James Gapes, 1882c
Charles Thomas Ick portrait