ALEXANDER, JAMES (1818-95) was born in Scotland and came to New Zealand in the Martha Ridgway (1840). He was for a little while in the Wairarapa and then settled in Wanganui as manager for W. B. Rhodes, for whom he carried out several army contracts. Later he undertook contracts with F. Y. Lethbridge and D. Peat (with whom he was afterwards in partnership for many years). Alexander died on 15 Jul 1895.

Cycl. N.Z., i (P).

Reference: Volume 1, page 21

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