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Edward Dockrill
New Zealand politician
Edward Dockrill (1838 – 19 November 1927) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 8th Mayor of New Plymouth. He was known as a powerful advocate of public works, supported the protection of "indigenous land rights" and was a critic of pastoralism. He was also known to be an abolitionist.
Dockrill was born in the Bay of Islands district of New Plymouth, and was the first mayor of the port.
By the mid-1800s he had worked as a state-appointed surveyor, and by 1899 had formed a natural resource consulting firm, Jemmingit. He also began a company selling timber. In 1903 he was appointed New Plymouth's 16th Mayor.