William Goodfellow (philanthropist)

Sir William Goodfellow
Born(1880-05-26)26 May 1880
Alexandra, Waikato, New Zealand
Died5 November 1974(1974-11-05) (aged 94)
Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation(s)Businessman and philanthropist
ChildrenDouglas Goodfellow
RelativesPeter Goodfellow (grandson)

Sir William Goodfellow (26 May 1880 – 5 November 1974) was a New Zealand hardware merchant, dairying industrialist, company director and philanthropist. He was born in Alexandra, Waikato, New Zealand, on 26 May 1880.[1]

In the 1953 Coronation Honours, Goodfellow was appointed a Knight Bachelor, for service to the dairy industry.[2] In 1994, he was an inaugural inductee into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame.[3]

  1. ^ Rowe, Margaret. "William Goodfellow". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  2. ^ "No. 39866". The London Gazette (4th supplement). 1 June 1953. p. 3003.
  3. ^ "Past laureates". Business Hall of Fame. Retrieved 16 February 2023.