John Robert Fow
John Robert Fow (1869 – 18 September 1943) was Mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand for four terms: June 1916 to May 1917, August 1918 to May 1919, May 1920 to May 1931, and May 1933 to May 1938.
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John Robert Fow
Fow was born in Louth, Lincolnshire, England in 1869 and emigrated to New Zealand with his parents when he was a boy. He worked as a sawmiller, farrier and blacksmith, carriage maker and auctioneer, before going into the furniture business.[1]
In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[2] He died at his home in Hamilton in 1943.[1]
References
- "Obituary Mr. John R. Fow". Auckland Star. 18 September 1943. p. 6. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
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