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William Whitby (mariner)

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New Zealand master mariner and ship owner

William Laird Whitby (30 January 1838 – 12 October 1922) was a notable New Zealand master mariner and ship owner. He was born in Helhoughton, Norfolk, England in 1838. He unsuccessfully contested the Lyttelton mayoralty at the April 1903 election.

References

  1. Amodeo, Colin. "William Laird Whitby". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. "Borough Councils". Lyttelton Times. Vol. CIX, no. 13115. 1 May 1903. p. 2. Retrieved 6 November 2019.


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