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Municipality of Ryde: election, 1880
Election date: 7 February 1880. For East Ward only. For Central and West Wards number of nominations equaled the number of positions (1)
Aldermen elected: (2)
Central Ward: Paul BENSON (elected unopposed)
East Ward: William COULTER
West Ward: George TUCKWELL (elected unopposed)
Aldermen who served during 1880-1881: (3)
Paul BENSON; William BISHOP; Robert COLVIN; William COULTER; Gerard Edgar HERRING; William JACKSON; John TUCKER; George TUCKWELL; Henry WATTS
Mayor: (4)
Gerard Edgar HERRING
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References:
(1) Sydney Morning Herald 4 February 1880 p6
(2) Sydney Morning Herald 4 February 1880 p6 and 9 February 1880 p3 and Council minutes 9 February 1880 and 13 February 1880
(3) Council minutes
(4) Ald. Herring was elected Mayor at a meeting on 9 February 1880; Sydney Morning Herald 11 February 1880 p6
Compiled by Local Studies and Family History Librarian, City of Ryde Libraries, 2019
The Municipality of Ryde and the Municipality of Eastwood amalgamated on 1 January 1949.
Aldermen were elected for three years but in the first few years of the Council one alderman from each ward was obliged to resign, determined by who had received the least votes at the first election. Thereafter, as their three year term expired, the aldermen would retire but could seek re-election.