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Robert Lachlan Macalister
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Mayor from 1950 - 1956.
Barrister and solicitor Robert Macalister was a long-term city councillor before he was elected mayor of Wellington in 1950.
As mayor, Macalister helped oversee a major post-war Wellington clean up. This city-wide project was spurred on by the 1953 visit of newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II.
Community associations from all over the city worked hard to spruce up their neighbourhoods, prompting Macalister to comment on the unifying effect of the royal visit and the cooperation between the Council and the community.
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Appointed to RoleMayor of WellingtonRelationship Date Range1950 - 1956
Relationship Date Range1950 - 1956Robert Lachlan Macalister. Archives Online, accessed 08/12/2023, https://archivesonline.wcc.govt.nz/nodes/view/153951