Thomas Gapes (1848 16 April 1913) was Mayor of Christchurch 1893/94. His father James Gapes was twice mayor in the 1870s/80s. The family was of humble origin had come out to New Zealand from London as assisted immigrants and were running a painting and paper-hanging business but had come to status in their new country. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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