George Edgecumbe
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.
George Edgecumbe | |
|---|---|
| 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's father was Henry Edgecumbe, a grocer, or confectioner and later a brewer and mason, who immigrated from Devon with his sons, George, Frank and John Sloper (b 1849), on the John Duncan, arriving in Auckland on 23 January 1864. They moved to Ngāruawāhia and he died in 1885.
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