William Anderson (New Zealand politician)

William Arthur Anderson OBE OStJ JP (29 September 1888 – 19 August 1978) was the fifteenth mayor of Queenstown Borough in New Zealand.

[4] He spent 27 years as the superintendent of Wakatipu Hospital until his retirement in 1950, responding to medical requests across the district.

In the 1954 New Year Honours, Anderson was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the community.

[5] Anderson wrote a popular memoir, Doctor in the Mountains, which described his recollections of working in the "rugged and enormous parish" of the Lake Wakatipu district, taking difficult journeys to treat patients despite limited medical and surgical resources.

In 1970, Anderson's 50 years of voluntary service was recognised by his appointment as an Officer of the Order of St John.