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William Henry Quick

New Zealand businessman and politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

William Henry Quick (15 October 1843 – 13 September 1911) was a New Zealand businessman, politician, and solicitor.[1] He was born in Sierra Leone, and received education at Horton College in Ross, Tasmania. His father, Rev W. A. Quick, was afterwards president there. Quick became a solicitor in 1866, and then came immediately to New Zealand. He was a member of the Wellington City Council for the Lambton Ward from 1884–1887.[2][3]

Career

He practiced as a solicitor first in Whanganui before doing so in Wellington.[2] From 1906 to 1911 he was a director of the Bank of New Zealand.[2]

Later life

Quick died on 13 September 1911 aged 67. He was outlived by his father who died later in 1915 as the oldest Methodist minister in the world.[4][5]

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