Mayor of Queenstown Borough
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{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2020}}
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{{Infobox official post
| post = Mayor
| body = Queenstown Borough Council
| insignia =
| insigniasize =
| insigniacaption =
| image = John Davies KNZM (cropped).jpg
| imagecaption = John Davies, the last holder of the post
| inaugural =
| style = His Worship
| residence =
| termlength = varied
| formation = 1866
| first = James William Robertson
| last = John Davies
| abolished = 1986
| succession = Mayor of Queenstown-Lakes
}}
This is a list of mayors of Queenstown Borough in New Zealand. The mayor was the head of the Queenstown Borough Council. The borough existed from 1866 until 1986, when it merged with the Lake County to form Queenstown-Lakes District. During the 120 years of its existence, there were 21 mayors.
Queenstown Borough Council
The Queenstown Borough Council was constituted in 1866.{{cite book |title=The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Otago & Southland Provincial Districts |year=1905 |url= http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc04Cycl-t1-body1-d7-d85-d2.html |publisher=The Cyclopedia of New Zealand |author=Cyclopedia Company Limited |access-date= 20 June 2020 |location=Christchurch |chapter=Queenstown Borough Council}} James William Robertson was elected as the first mayor in July 1866.{{Cite news |url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LWM18660725.2.5 |title=Election of Mayor |date=25 July 1866|work=Lake Wakatip Mail | issue=338|access-date=23 June 2020 }} John Davies was the last mayor of the borough council (1983–1986) and became the first mayor of Queenstown-Lakes (1986–1989).{{cite book |title=Who's Who in New Zealand, 1991 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6x8OAQAAMAAJ |access-date=29 July 2015 |last1=Lambert |first1=Max |year=1991 |edition=12th |publisher=Octopus |location=Auckland| pages=151–152|isbn = 9780790001302}}
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! !Name !Portrait !Term !Notes |
| align=center | 1
| | 1866–1869 | |
| align=center | 2
| 60px | 1869–1872 | |
| align=center | 3
| Michael Malaghan | | 1872–1874 | |
| align=center | 4
| Thomas G. Betts | | 1874–1877 | |
| align=center | 5
| | 1877–1878 | |
| align=center | 6
| Frederick Henry Daniel | | 1878–1880 | |
| align=center | 7
| | 1880–1881 |
| align=center | (5)
| William Warren | | 1881–1882 | 2nd period |
| align=center | 8
| James Reid | | 1882–1887 | |
| align=center | 9
| | 1887–1891 | |
| align=center | (7)
| Lewis Hotop | | 1891–1894 | 2nd period |
| align=center | (9)
| Francis St Omer | | 1894–1903 | 2nd period |
| align=center | (7)
| Lewis Hotop | | 1903–1906 | 3rd period |
| align=center | 10
| Maurice James Gavin | | 1906–1908 |
| align=center | 11
| John Edgar Sr. | | 1908–1913 | |
| align=center | 12
| Donald F. Sutherland | | 1913–1917 | |
| align=center | 13
| Andrew Simson | | 1917–1927 | |
| align=center | 14
| (William) Harry Overton | | 1927–1939 | {{cite news |title=Queenstown |url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19270418.2.110 |access-date=22 June 2020 |work=Otago Daily Times |issue=20076 |date=18 April 1927 |page=14}} |
| align=center | 15
| | 1939–1950 | |
| align=center | 16
| D.W. Thomson | | 1950–1952 | |
| align=center | 17
| R.C. Robins | | 1952–1953 | Acting mayor |
| align=center | (15)
| William Anderson | | 1953–1956 | 2nd period |
| align=center | (17)
| R.C. Robins | | 1956–1962 | 2nd period |
| align=center | 18
| George D. Cochrane | | 1962–1968 | |
| align=center | 19
| 60px | 1968–1975 | |
| align=center | 20
| Jim Grant | | 1975–1983 | |
| align=center | 21
| 60px | 1983–1986 | |
Place names
Some streets and places in Queenstown are named after former borough council mayors; Robertson Street in Frankton, Hallenstein Street, Malaghan Road and Malaghan Street, Warren Park, Hotop Rise, Reid Street, St. Omer Park,{{cite web |url= http://www.qldc.govt.nz/st_omer_park |title=Queenstown Lakes District Council - St Omer Park |publisher=Queenstown Lakes District Council |access-date=23 June 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120905044102/http://www.qldc.govt.nz/st_omer_park |archive-date=5 September 2012}} Anderson Heights, Robins Road, Grant Road, and Davies Place.