Peter Dignan (mayor)

Peter Dignan with mayoral chains

Peter Dignan (24 April 1847 – 15 June 1922) was the fifteenth Mayor of Auckland who held the office in 1897 and 1898.[1] He was the first New Zealand-born and probably the first Catholic[2] occupant of the position.[3]

  1. ^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1902). "Mr. Peter Dignan". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Auckland Provincial District. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  2. ^ G.W.A. Bush, Decently and In Order: The Government of the City of Auckland 1840–1971, Collins, 1971, p.521.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Laracy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).