Gerhard Husheer

Johann Gerhard Husheer (26 July 1864 – 30 November 1954) was a New Zealand tobacco industry pioneer and processor, industrialist, philanthropist. He was born in Bremen, Germany on 26 July 1864[1] to a family of Dutch heritage. His grandfather, born in 1737 was a seaman and trader who, when returning after a voyage learned that the French had begun to occupy his home port, left Rotterdam for Bremen, Germany.[2] Husheer was the first to plant tobacco in Motueka and became very wealthy. He lived in Napier for much of his life.[1] After the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake, he commissioned Louis Hay to design a new frontage for his National Tobacco Company Building, one of the most elegant commercial buildings in Napier, and registered as a Category I structure by Heritage New Zealand.[3] In 1956 it was purchased by Rothmans Tobacco Company.[4]

Husheer in the 1930s
National Tobacco Company Building in Napier

References
  1. McGregor, Robert. "Johann Gerhard Husheer". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  2. "The Master – Johann Gerhard Husheer". The Master's Lodge. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  3. "National Tobacco Company Building21 February 2017". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand.
  4. "Innings is over, says founder's grandson". The New Zealand Herald. 9 September 2005. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 14 January 2019.


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