David Braithwaite

David Braithwaite
OBE
31st Mayor of Hamilton
In office
2001–2004
Preceded byRuss Rimmington
Succeeded byMichael Redman
Personal details
Born
David Joseph Braithwaite

(1937-04-16)16 April 1937
Hamilton, New Zealand
Died18 March 2021(2021-03-18) (aged 83)
Hamilton, New Zealand
RelationsRoderick Braithwaite (father)
Joseph Braithwaite (grandfather)
John Braithwaite (uncle)
Rewi Braithwaite (uncle)
Warwick Braithwaite (uncle)
Nicholas Braithwaite (cousin)
Rodric Braithwaite (cousin)

David Joseph Braithwaite OBE (16 April 1937 – 18 March 2021)[1] was a New Zealand politician. He was mayor of Hamilton from 2001 to 2004.[2]

Braithwaite was born in Hamilton on 16 April 1937.[3] Both of his parents were prominent in civic life in Hamilton. His father, Roderick Braithwaite, served as mayor of Hamilton, between 1953 and 1959; and his mother, Kathleen Braithwaite (née Arey), was a city councillor from 1962 to 1974, including a period as deputy mayor.[1]

In the 1992 Queen's Birthday Honours, Braithwaite was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the Trustbank organisation and the community.[4]

Braithwaite died in Hamilton on 18 March 2021, aged 83.[5]

  1. ^ a b Aronson, Cathy (14 October 2001). "New Waikato mayor savours role reversal". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Former mayor pens tell-all tale". Waikato Times. 12 December 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Births". New Zealand Herald. 17 April 1937. p. 1. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  4. ^ "No. 52953". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 13 June 1992. p. 30.
  5. ^ Mather, Mike (18 March 2021). "Tributes flow for former Hamilton mayor David Braithwaite". Waikato Times. Retrieved 20 March 2021.