Harold Tapley

Harold Livingstone Tapley CMG (25 January 1875 – 21 December 1932) was a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party.

New Zealand Parliament
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1925–1928	22nd	Dunedin North		Reform

Harold Tapley CMG
43nd Mayor of Dunedin
In office 1923–1927
Preceded by	James Douglas
Succeeded by	William Taverner
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Dunedin North
In office 1925–1928
Preceded by	Jim Munro
Succeeded by	Jim Munro
Personal details
Born	Harold Livingstone Tapley 25 January 1875 Semaphore, South Australia, Australia
Died	21 December 1932 (aged 57) Dunedin, New Zealand
Spouse(s)	Jean Brodie Burt ​ ​ (m. 1900; died 1927)​
Relatives	Colin Tapley (son)
Occupation	Shipping agent

Born in Semaphore, South Australia in 1875, Tapley emigrated to Dunedin in 1893.[1]

He represented Dunedin North in Parliament from 1925 to 1928, when he was defeated.[2]

He was the Mayor of Dunedin from 1923 to 1927. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1926 King's Birthday Honours.[2]

References

1. "Obituary: Mr. H. L. Tapley, Dunedin". The Evening Post. 21 December 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
2. Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 142.