George Edgecumbe | |
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| 13th Mayor of Hamilton | |
| In office 1899–1901 | |
| Preceded by | William Dey |
| Succeeded by | Robert William Dyer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 January 1845 Chippenham |
| Died | 11 March 1930 Remuera, Auckland |
| Spouse | Annie Hume m. 27 April 1871 |
| Occupation | Publisher |
George Edgecumbe (4 January 1845 – 11 March 1930) was a New Zealand newspaper proprietor and businessman. He was born in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England on 4 January 1845.[1]
George's father was Henry Edgecumbe, a grocer,[2] or confectioner[3] and later a brewer and mason, who immigrated from Devon[4] with his sons, George, Frank[5] and John Sloper (b 1849),[6] on the John Duncan,[6] arriving in Auckland on 23 January 1864.[7] They moved to Ngāruawāhia and he died in 1885.[2]
- ^ Downs, Jeff. "George Edgecumbe". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Hamilton East Cemetery one hour Heritage Walk" (PDF). Hamilton City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Circular To Bankers, Aug 27, 1840, p. 8". NewspaperArchive.com. 27 August 1840. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "OBITUARY. (New Zealand Herald, 1885-07-20)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "DEATH OF MR HENRY EDGECUMBE. (Waikato Times, 1885-06-27)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Hamilton". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "The John Duncan". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 3 September 2018.