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Whitford Brown | |
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| 1st Mayor of Porirua | |
| In office 24 October 1962 – 8 October 1983 | |
| Succeeded by | John Burke |
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| Born | Whitford James Richard Brown 13 May 1910 Greymouth, New Zealand |
| Died | 14 April 1986 (aged 75) Porirua, New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Frances Ward |
| Relatives | Joseph Ward (father-in-law) |
Whitford James Richard Brown CBE (13 May 1910 – 14 April 1986) was the foundation mayor of Porirua City, a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand, for 21 years from 1962 to 1983. Previously, Porirua was part of what was then called the Makara County Council. In 1961, the Local Government Commission deemed that Porirua should become a borough. The region had its first elections in October 1962, and, Brown was elected mayor.