Louisa Snelson

Louisa Snelson
Born
Louisa Matilda Buck

(1844-01-29)29 January 1844
Wellington, New Zealand
Died15 December 1919(1919-12-15) (aged 75)
Whanganui, New Zealand
Known forCommunity leader
Spouse
(m. 1865; died 1901)
ChildrenTwo (both died in infancy)

Louisa Matilda Snelson (née Buck, 29 January 1844 – 15 December 1919) was a New Zealand civic leader. She and her husband George Snelson were considered the "father and mother of Palmerston North".[1]

  1. ^ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Snelson, George Mathew and Snelson, Louisa Matilda". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 14 August 2019.