Joseph Witheford
| Joseph Witheford | |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for City of Auckland |
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In office 1900–1905 |
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| Preceded by | William Crowther |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| 2nd Mayor of Birkenhead | |
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In office 1901–1905 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Button |
| Succeeded by | Albert Frederick Porter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1848 Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England |
| Died |
(aged 83) Birkenhead, New Zealand |
| Resting place | Pompallier Cemetery, Birkenhead |
| Spouse(s) | Emma Bartley |
Joseph Howard Witheford (1848 – 30 October 1931) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in Auckland, New Zealand.
He was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, in 1848.
Witheford was elected to the City of Auckland electorate in a by-election on 27 April 1900, and held his electorate to 1905 (when the multi-member electorate was replaced by several single-member electorates), when he retired.
Witheford served as mayor of Birkenhead from 1901 to 1905.
He died on 30 October 1931 and was buried in the Anglican section of Pompallier Cemetery, Birkenhead.
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