Thomas Kay Stuart Sidey
Thomas Kay Stuart Sidey CMG (8 October 1908 – 28 October 2007) was the Mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand from 1959 to 1965 for the Citizens party, and was on the Dunedin City Council from 1947 to 1983.[1] He stood for Parliament three times; in the 1938 election, he was defeated by Gervan McMillan in the Dunedin West electorate.[2]
Sidey was a Dunedin lawyer, educated at Otago Boys' High School and the University of Otago. He was on the Otago University Council for 34 years. In World War II he was a Major in the New Zealand Army in the Pacific. He ran the Wickliffe Press in Dunedin and bred racehorses.[1]
In the 1968 Queen's Birthday Honours Sidey was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George for services to the community, especially to local government.[3]
He was brought up in Corstorphine House. He was the only child of Sir Thomas Sidey, a Dunedin Member of Parliament, cabinet minister and lawyer. He married Beryl Thomas in 1933; they had one son and one daughter.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Obituary". Otago Daily Times. 3 November 2007. p. 34.
- ↑ "The General Election, 1938". National Library. 1939. p. 2. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 44602. p. 6339. 8 June 1968. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Leonard Wright |
Mayor of Dunedin 1959–1965 |
Succeeded by Russell Calvert |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by Hubert Ryburn |
Chancellor of the University of Otago 1970–1976 |
Succeeded by Jack Somerville |