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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Mr. William Parker Street
Mr. William Parker Street was born in 1846, and arrived in Otago, from Victoria, in the beginning of the sixties. After experiencing some of the vioissitudes common in those days, he received the appointment of clerk of the Resident Magistrate's Court, and Registrar of Births, Marriages, and Deaths in Dunedin. This position he filled with credit for some years, until he resigned for the purpose of entering into business on his own account. In 1877 Mr. Street was, with Mr. page 104 Sydney James, elected auditor for the city, and, being re-elected the following year. he held the office till June, 1879. In 1880 he became a member of the City Council, and on the 28th of November, 1883, he was elected Mayor by a large majority over his opponents. Mr. Street left in 1888 for Victoria, where he engaged in business until about three years before his death, when he became afflicted with paralysis, from the effects of which he died on the 11th of April, 1899. He left a widow, and a family of three sons and three daughters.