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Levien had been in New Zealand from at least 1844 when he was acting as agent for the brigatine ''Vanguard'' in Wellington.<ref>http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NZSCSG18441109.2.3.4&srpos=19&e=-------10--11-byDA---0levien--</ref> By 1857 he was a merchant in Nelson.<ref>http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NENZC18571010.2.3&srpos=32&e=-------10--31-byDA---0levien--</ref> He traded under the name J. Levien & Co.<ref name="Mayoral walk">{{cite web|title=http://www.theprow.org.nz/assets/files/mayoralwalk.pdf |url=http://www.theprow.org.nz/assets/files/mayoralwalk.pdf |publisher=Nelson City Council |accessdate=5 December 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Notice to Debtors and Creditors|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=NEM18670420.2.7.1 |accessdate=5 December 2010 |newspaper=Nelson Evening Mail |date=Volume II, Issue 91, 20 April 1867 }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 07:36, 1 November 2012
Joseph Levien | |
|---|---|
 Joseph Levien | |
| 2nd Mayor of Nelson, New Zealand | |
| In office 26 February 1875 – 7 June 1876 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1810/1811 |
| Died | 7 June 1876 Nelson |
| Resting place | Wakapuaka Cemetery 41°15′26″S 173°18′11″E / 41.25712°S 173.30300°E |
John Henry Levien (1810/1811 – 7 June 1876) Esquire, JP was a Freemason[1] and Mayor of Nelson in New Zealand from 1875 to 1876.
Professional career
Levien had been in New Zealand from at least 1844 when he was acting as agent for the brigatine Vanguard in Wellington.[2] By 1857 he was a merchant in Nelson.[3] He traded under the name J. Levien & Co.[4][5]
Political career
Levien was actively interested in politics and public affairs, but only became prominent in 1875 when the municipalities affairs were in crises. Levien became Mayor of Nelson on 26 February 1875[1] after the Mayor and several Councillors resigned over a dispute with the Provincial Council and finance. The Council's accounts were in a muddle according to its auditors and it had a large overdraft at the bank, and it went bankrupt in early 1875.[6] As a result of Levien's hard work he set the accounts in order, urged economy from the newly elected Councillors and returned the Council to credit.[6]
At the end of 1875 Levien was asked by the Councillors to remain as Mayor for 1876, which he agreed to do.[7] Among the Councillors who called for him to stand for re-election were Edward William Everett and William Reid Waters, the two subsequent mayors. As no one else was nominated he was consequently reappointed.[8]
Levien was appointed a Justice of the Peace in March 1875.[9]
On 19 February 1876 the Eastern Extension Australia and China Telegraph Company cable linking New Zealand with Australia and the Far East was landed at Schroder's Mistake, Wakapuaka (now known as Cable Bay) 21 kilometres (13 mi) north of Nelson.[10] This significant event prompted Levien to invite the Governor (The Marquess of Normanby), Premier (Julius Vogel) and ministers to celebrate the landing. He was politely declined by the Premier and derided in the neighbouring province's newspaper.[11]
Death
Levien died in office on 7 June 1876 after a long and painful illness aged 65 years. He was buried at Wakapuaka Cemetery the following day.[1][12] He was survived by his wife.[13]
Robert Levien (1834 in London – 1893) decided in 1864 to settle in Nelson where his uncle Joseph Levien had already been for some time. Robert Levien was also a merchant and was first elected a Nelson City Councillor in the late 1870s.[14]
References
- ^ a b c "The Nelson Evening Mail". Nelson Evening Mail. Volume XI, Issue 142, 7 June 1876. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
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- ^ http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NENZC18571010.2.3&srpos=32&e=-------10--31-byDA---0levien--
- ^ "http://www.theprow.org.nz/assets/files/mayoralwalk.pdf" (PDF). Nelson City Council. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ "Notice to Debtors and Creditors". Nelson Evening Mail. Volume II, Issue 91, 20 April 1867. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b "Mayors of Nelson". The Prow. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ "The Nelson Evening Mail". Nelson Evening Mail. Volume X, Issue 316, 27 November 1875. p. 2. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "The Mayoralty". Colonist. Volume XVIII, Issue 2002, 7 December 1875. p. 3. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Local and General News". Colonist. Volume XVII, Issue 1886, 11 March 1875. p. 3. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Landing the New Zealand Cable at Schroder's Mistake". Colonist. Volume XVIII, Issue 2038, 19 February 1876. p. 3. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "The Marlborough Express". Marlborough Express. Volume XI, Issue 791, 23 February 1876. p. 3. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Cemeteries database". Nelson City Council. p. search for Levien. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "City Council". Nelson Evening Mail. Volume XI, Issue 145, 10 June 1876. p. 2. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Death of Mr Robert Levien". Nelson Evening Mail. Volume XXVII, Issue 252, 25 October 1893. p. 2. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
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