Elizabeth Yates (mayor)

Elizabeth Yates
Elizabeth Yates in 1894
Born1840
Caithness, Scotland
Died (aged 78)
Known forFirst female mayor and Justice of the Peace in the British Empire
SpouseCaptain Michael Yates

Elizabeth Yates (née Oman, 1840 – 6 September 1918) was a New Zealand politician who served as the mayor of Onehunga borough for most of 1894. She was the first female mayor in the British Empire.

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