William Newsham Blair
William Newsham Blair M.Inst.C.E. (10 August 1841 – 4 May 1891), was a New Zealand engineer and surveyor. He was born in Kilmeny, Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland on 10 August 1841. He was in the service of the Provincial Government of Otago from 1864 to 1865 whereupon he became district engineer in the Public Works Department of New Zealand in 1871, Engineer-in-charge of the Middle Island in 1878, and Assistant Engineer-in-Chief for the colony in 1884.
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William Newsham Blair
- Born
- 1841 · Islay.
- Died
- 1891 · Wellington.
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Occupation
- engineer · surveyor · photographer · botanist · botanical collector
- Languages
- English
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William Newsham Blair M.Inst.C.E. (10 August 1841 – 4 May 1891), was a New Zealand engineer and surveyor. He was born in Kilmeny, Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland on 10 August 1841. He was in the service of the Provincial Government of Otago from 1864 to 1865 whereupon he became district engineer in the Public Works Department of New Zealand in 1871, Engineer-in-charge of the Middle Island in 1878, and Assistant Engineer-in-Chief for the colony in 1884.
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Born at Islay in 1841, died in Wellington in 1891.
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- 1.Godley, E. J. Biographical Notes (41): William Newsham Blair (1841-1891). New Zealand Botanical Society Newsletter. 63. 16–17. March 2001.
- 2.William Newsham Blair. Trevor. Williams.
- 3.Blair, William Newsham.
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