Keith Buttle

Keith Nicholson Buttle CBE (23 November 1900 – 15 December 1973) was a New Zealand businessman and politician. He served as mayor of Auckland City from 1957 to 1959.

Keith Buttle CBE
31st Mayor of Auckland City
In office 1957–1959
Deputy	Fred Ambler
Preceded by	Thomas Ashby
Succeeded by	Dove-Myer Robinson
Personal details
Born	23 December 1900 Auckland, New Zealand
Died	15 December 1973 (aged 72) Auckland, New Zealand
Political party	Citizens & Ratepayers
Spouse(s)	Una Agnes Buttle

Biography

Born 23 November 1900 in Auckland, Buttle attended Auckland Grammar School. On 23 March 1927, he married Una Agnes Parkinson at the Pitt Street Methodist church in Auckland.[1] He was a sharebroker and partner in an Auckland firm of sharebrokers. He served on the Auckland City Council for 18 years, the Auckland Harbour Board for five years and Auckland Harbour Bridge Authority for three years.[2]

Buttle was elected mayor of Auckland City, replacing Thomas Ashby in a by-election in November 1957 after Ashby died part-way through his term.[2] In the 1961 New Year Honours, Buttle was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, in recognition of his service as Auckland mayor.[3]

Buttle died on 15 December 1973, and he was buried at Purewa Cemetery.[4]

References

1. "Marriages". The New Zealand Herald. 8 June 1927. p. 1. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
2. New Zealand Who’s Who 8th edition 1964
3. "No. 42233". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1960. p. 8928.
4. "Burial & cremation details". Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium. Retrieved 26 June 2018.