David Joseph Braithwaite OBE (16 April 1937 – 18 March 2021)[1] was a New Zealand politician.
[3] Both of his parents were prominent in civic life in Hamilton.
His father, Roderick Braithwaite, served as mayor of Hamilton, between 1953 and 1959; and his mother, Kathleen Braithwaite (née Arey), was a city councillor from 1962 to 1974, including a period as deputy mayor.
[1] In the 1992 Queen's Birthday Honours, Braithwaite was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the Trustbank organisation and the community.
[4] Braithwaite died in Hamilton on 18 March 2021, aged 83.