Ernest Albert GOODGER (1879 – 1930)
Name
Ernest Albert GoodgerGender
MaleBirthdate
21 March 1879Birthplace
ChristchurchMarriage(s)
15 February 1910
Waipukurau
Date of death
25 March 1930Place of death
WaipukurauParents
- Alfred Charles Goodger (1837-1921)
- Elizabeth Goodger, nee Manning (1841-1922)
Partner(s)
- Mary Hayward Burnell (1889-1956)
Children
- Basil Ernest Graham Goodger (17/10/1914-1986)
- James Henry Garnett Goodger (9/12/1917-1972)
- Dora Winifred Zoe (11/3/1919-30/7/1919)
Biography
Ernest’s parents and older siblings arrived in New Zealand from England, 1874
Borough Councillor 1913-1919
Chairman of Waipukurau District High School Committee, 1920
First chairman of the Central Hawke’s Bay Power Board, 1923
Member of Waipukurau Hospital Board, Fire Board and Napier Harbour Board
President of Chamber of Commerce, Central Hawke’s Bay Rugby Union, Amateur Athletic Club
Mayor of Waipukurau, 1919-1925
Ran for parliament in 1928 (Independent United)
Goodger Street, Waipukurau, is named after Ernest Goodger
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