William Newsham Blair M.Inst.C.E. (10 August 1841 – 4 May 1891), was a New Zealand engineer and surveyor.[1] He was born in Kilmeny, Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland on 10 August 1841.[2] 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. In 1890 Mr. Blair was appointed Engineer-in-chief, and died on 4 May 1891.[3] -Wikipedia
Born | 1841 |
Died | 1891 |
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Born | 1841 |
Died | 1891 |
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- William Newsham Blair
- William Newsham Blair British born New Zealand engineer, surveyor and researcher into New Zealand timbers (1841-1891)
- Blair, W. N. (William Newsham), 1840-1891
- Blair, W. N., 1840-1891
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