Joseph Witheford

Joseph Howard Witheford (1848 – 30 October 1931) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in Auckland, New Zealand.

Joseph Witheford
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for City of Auckland
In office 1900–1905
Preceded by	William Crowther
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
2nd Mayor of Birkenhead
In office 1901–1905
Preceded by	Charles Button
Succeeded by	Albert Frederick Porter
Personal details
Born	1848 Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England
Died	30 October 1931 (aged 83) Birkenhead, New Zealand
Resting place	Pompallier Cemetery, Birkenhead
Spouse	Emma Bartley

Biography

He was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, in 1848.^[1]

New Zealand Parliament

Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1900–1902	14th	City of Auckland			Liberal
1902–1905	15th	City of Auckland			Liberal

Witheford was elected to the City of Auckland electorate in a by-election on 27 April 1900, and held his electorate to 1905. In that year, the multi-member electorate was replaced by several single-member electorates, and Witheford retired from parliament.^[2]

Witheford served as mayor of Birkenhead from 1901 to 1905.^[3]

He died on 30 October 1931 and was buried in the Anglican section of Pompallier Cemetery, Birkenhead.^[4]