MACARTHY, THOMAS GEORGE (1833-1912) was born in London. Attracted by the gold rush, he came to Victoria in the early fifties, and in 1864 crossed to Otago. After following mining for a time, he established a brewery at Charleston, where he took an interest in the Reefton mines. In 1877 he bought a brewery in Wellington, and six years later a second. Macarthy was a director of the Bank of New Zealand, chairman of the Wellington-Manawatu Railway Co., managing owner of the barque Weathersfield (which traded between London and the Colony), and president of the Wellington Racing Club. He took an active interest in the Industrial Exhibition of 1896-97, making himself responsible for its financial success. He died on 20 Aug 1912, leaving a large bequest to endow education and charitable objects in Wellington.

Cycl. NZ., i (p); Evening Post, 20 Aug 1912.

Reference: Volume 2, page 5

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