GOODBEHERE, EDMUND (1854-1938) was born at Handsworth, England; educated at Stony Stratford and in 1880 came to New Zealand and settled at Feilding. He served at Parihaka with the Manchester Rifles. He was a borough councillor from 1888 and mayor on many occasions (1892, 1897-1904, 1910-13). He represented the borough on the Palmerston North hospital board (1892-1906) and was chairman (1899-1900); was president of the Feilding A. and P. association (1903); a member of the Oroua licensing committee (1897-1930) and chairman of the Lytton street school committee. He married a daughter of Major Liddle (Scots Greys), and died on 26 Jun 1938.

Who's Who N.Z., 1908, 1924, 1932; Cycl. N.Z., i

Reference: Volume 1, page 170

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