Philip Aaron Philips was the first Mayor of Auckland City who held the office from 1871 to 1874. Like his successor Henry Isaccs Philips was a Jewish merchant. Both the first two Mayors were not directly elected by the ratepayers, they were elected by the sitting Councillors.
"Mr P A Philips", New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6093, 28 May 1881
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