Douglas Strawbridge

{{Short description|Former Mayor of Nelson}}

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Douglas Nelson Strawbridge (21 October 1908 – 6 December 1979) served as Mayor of Nelson, New Zealand from 1962 to 1968. Strawbridge was born, the son of Charles James Strawbridge and Martha Annie Strawbridge. He attended Nelson College in 1923 and became a building contractor.Nelson College Old Boys Register 1981

Strawbridge was elected Mayor of Nelson in 1962 and held the position to 1968.

He died at Nelson, and was buried at Marsden Valley Cemetery, Stoke.{{cite web |url=http://information.ncc.govt.nz/cgi-bin/cemetery/ceppncc?key=MV18A115 |title=Cemeteries database |date= |website= |publisher=Nelson City Council |accessdate=18 September 2015}}