DODSON, THOMAS (1807-98) arrived in Nelson by the Will Watch (1841), spent some years in the town and then took up land at Whakapuaka, where he farmed for the rest of his life. He represented Suburbs North in the Nelson Provincial Council (1857-67). Dodson was one of the first members of the Nelson lodge of Oddfellows. He died on 26 Aug 1898.

Nelson P.C. Proc; The Colonist, 27 Aug 1898.

Reference: Volume 1, page 123

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