William Geddis (New Zealand politician)
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William John Geddis (1860 – 1 May 1926) was a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council from 7 May 1918 to 6 May 1925; then 7 May 1925 to 1 May 1926 when he died. He was appointed by the Reform Government.[1]
He was from Napier. In 1912, he bought The New Zealand Times, a Wellington newspaper.[2] He retired from The New Zealand Times in January 1925 because of ill-health.[3]
References
- ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985). New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 153. OCLC 154283103.
- ^ "End of a newspaper". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LXIV, no. 19540. 20 January 1927. p. 13. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Personal paragraphs". Manawatu Times. Vol. 49, no. 2580. 13 January 1925. p. 4. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via PapersPast.
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