Claim: William John Hurst was in the New Zealand Parliament from 1879-1886.
Evidence: William John Hurst (c.1829 – 29 September 1886) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in New Zealand and Mayor of Auckland. New Zealand Parliament Years 1879–1881 1881–1884 1884–1886 Hurst represented the Auckland West electorate from the 1879 election to 1881, and then the Waitemata electorate from the 1881 election to 1886 when he died.