Ed Bate
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12 March 1901
Sir Edwin Bate | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Hastings | |
| In office 1953–1959 | |
| Preceded by | R.D. Brown |
| Succeeded by | Ron Giorgi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Walter Edwin Bate 12 March 1901 Greenmeadows, New Zealand |
| Died | 12 September 1999 (aged 98) |
| Spouse |
Annie Louise Jordan
(m. 1925; died 1988) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Victoria University College |
| Profession | Barrister, solicitor and notary public |
Sir Walter Edwin Bate OBE OStJ (12 March 1901 – 12 September 1999) was a New Zealand politician. He served as mayor of Hastings from 1953 to 1959.
Born in Greenmeadows on 12 March 1901, Bate was the son of Peter Bate and Florence Eleanor Bate (née Broadley).[1][2] He was educated at Napier Boys' High School,[1] and went on to study law at Victoria University College, graduating LLM with first-class honours in 1923.[3]
In 1925, Bate married Annie Louise Jordan, and the couple went on to have three children.[2]
Legal career
Bate worked as a barrister, solicitor and notary public, first in Taumarunui from 1923 to 1926, and then in Hastings until retiring in 1980.[1]
Local government
Other activities
Bate was the first president of the Hawke's Bay Trustee Savings Bank.[1] A Freemason, Bate served as grand master of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand from 1972 to 1974.[1]