Draft:Albert Devore

Albert Devore
Albert Devore
10th Mayor of Auckland City
	In office; 1886–1889
Preceded by	William Waddel
Succeeded by	John Upton
Personal details
Born	1843; Devizes, Wiltshire
Died	1916
Political party	Independent

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Instructions · What links here · Albert Devore (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 47 days ago by GoldenBootWizard276 (talk: D · +) · Last edited 46 days ago by Nurg

Comment: Reviewers: please see Special:Diff/1270117817 and check this draft carefully for close paraphrasing along with the regular copyvio checks. Thank you! GoldenBootWizard276 (talk) 19:17, 9 March 2025 (UTC)

Albert Edward Tyrrell Devore (1843–1916) was a New Zealand barrister and solicitor who served as Mayor of Auckland City from 1886 till 1889.^[1]

Devore was born in Devizes, Wiltshire, in 1843. He was educated at Marlborough College. In 1859, he arrived in Melbourne and studied law and was admitted to practise in 1871. He came to Dunedin in 1862 and later moved to Auckland. He entered into a partnership with John Benjamin Russell and was later associated with Theophilus Cooper.^[2]

From 1882 till 1886, he served as a member of the Auckland City Council and served as mayor from 1886 till 1889. During his term, he officially opened the Auckland Art Gallery. After his term, he served as a member of the harbour board, chairman of the Ponsonby School committee and trustee of the Auckland Savings Bank.^[3]

References

^ "Devore, Albert Edward Tyrrell, 1843-1916". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
^ R. C. J. Stone (1993). Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
^ Guy Hardy Scholefield (1940). Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Vol. 1. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. p. 118.

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[1] "Devore, Albert Edward Tyrrell, 1843-1916". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 9 March 2025.

[2] R. C. J. Stone (1993). Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Retrieved 16 March 2025.

[3] Guy Hardy Scholefield (1940). Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Vol. 1. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. p. 118.

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