1. Sir Hamish Grenfell Hay was a New Zealand politician, who served as Mayor of Christchurch for fifteen years, from 1974 to 1989.
12 Facts About Hamish Hay
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Hamish Hay was educated at St Andrew's College from 1940 to 1944, and became an accounting clerk in 1945.
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Hamish Hay retired from his business interests when he became the Mayor of Christchurch in 1974.
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Hamish Hay entered local politics in 1959, when he stood as a candidate for the Christchurch City Council.
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Hamish Hay had been involved in the 'Town Hall Promotion' lobbying organisation, serving as the chairman of its finance committee from 1958.
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The second largest auditorium in the town hall, the James Hamish Hay Theatre, is named after his father.
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Hamish Hay stood for mayor in the election of 1974, defeating Labour incumbent Neville Pickering.
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In 1995, Hamish Hay returned to the political scene, representing Christchurch North on the Canterbury Regional Council until 2001.
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Hamish Hay served for some years as chairman of the New Zealand Museums Trust, which oversaw the construction of New Zealand's national museum Te Papa, and as deputy chairman of the Charles Upham Trust.
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Hamish Hay was made a Knight Bachelor in the 1982 Queen's Birthday Honours.
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Judith, Lady Hamish Hay, was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for community service in the 1987 New Year Honours.
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Lady Hamish Hay moved to her family home in Akaroa after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake and lived there until she started to need care.