William Geddis (New Zealand politician)

William John Geddis (1860 – 1 May 1926) was a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council from 7 May 1918 to 6 May 1925; then 7 May 1925 to 1 May 1926 when he died. He was appointed by the Reform Government.[1]

He was from Napier. In 1912, he bought The New Zealand Times, a Wellington newspaper.[2] He retired from The New Zealand Times in January 1925 because of ill-health.[3]

References
  1. Wilson, James Oakley (1985). New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 153. OCLC 154283103.
  2. "End of a newspaper". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LXIV, no. 19540. 20 January 1927. p. 13. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  3. "Personal paragraphs". Manawatu Times. Vol. 49, no. 2580. 13 January 1925. p. 4. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via PapersPast.


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