Alfred Brandon (mayor)
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Alfred de Bathe Brandon | |
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| 12th Mayor of Wellington | |
| In office 1894–1894 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Bell |
| Succeeded by | Charles Luke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 December 1854 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Died | 30 July 1938 (aged 83) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Party | Liberal |
Alfred de Bathe Brandon (12 December 1854 – 30 July 1938) was the Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand in 1894.[1]
Brandon was the son of Member of Parliament Alfred Brandon. He married Louisa Kebbell, the second daughter of Thomas Kebbell, an early Wellington pioneer, in 1879. They had three sons and three daughters.
Education and early legal career
Brandon was one of the first eight boys who enrolled at Wellington College when it first opened. In 1872 he was granted one of the first scholarships to the University of New Zealand. In 1875, he attended Trinity Hall, Cambridge, England and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 1878. Brandon was admitted to the bar at Middle Temple. On his return to New Zealand he was admitted as a barrister and solicitor to the Supreme Court.
Brandon joined his father's law firm eventually becoming a senior partner in the law firm Brandon, Ward, Hislop, and Powles. He also became President of the Wellington District Law Society.
