William Blomfield
Illustration — Blomfield in 1914 William Blomfield (1 April 1866 – 2 March 1938) was a New Zealand cartoonist and local politician. He was born in Auckland, New Zealand on 1 April 1866. Between 1914 and 1921 he was the second Mayor of Takapuna.
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William Blomfield
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- 1866
- Died
- 1938
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- New Zealand
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- cartoonist · politician
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Illustration — Blomfield in 1914 William Blomfield (1 April 1866 – 2 March 1938) was a New Zealand cartoonist and local politician. He was born in Auckland, New Zealand on 1 April 1866. Between 1914 and 1921 he was the second Mayor of Takapuna.
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William Blomfield (1866–1938) was a cartoonist and politician, of New Zealand nationality. The cartoonist worked for The New Zealand Herald. Works are held at Alexander Turnbull Library, Auckland Art Gallery and Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira.
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He produced cartoons for various publications including the Observer (later the New Zealand Observer), the New Zealand Herald, and Free Lance. He produced cartoons for the Observer from 1887 until shortly before his death in 1938. He was also a part-owner of the Observer from 1892. In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.
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- 1.DNZB Grant Ian F. 4b41 Blomfield, William
- 2.Grant, Ian F. Story: Blomfield, William. Te Ara. 1998.
- 3.William Blomfield New Zealand Cartoon Archive. www.cartoons.org.nz.
- 4.Official jubilee medals. Evening Post. 4. 6 May 1935.
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