MOORE, WILLIAM (1847-1933) was born at Garran, County Derry, Ireland, educated locally, and in 1868 arrived at Port Chalmers by the E. P. Bouverie. For four years he worked on the land; in 1872 he opened a store near Clarksville bridge with H. Marryatt, and in 1884 he bought Peter Cunningham's store at Milton. Moore was a member of the Milton borough council and for 14 years mayor; vice-president of the Bruce Building Society, chairman of the domain board, one of the founders (and chairman from 1897) of the Bruce Woollen Co., and a member of the Tokomairiro District High School committee (25 years) and chairman (1886-88, 1892 and 1898-1908). In 1879 he married Jane, daughter of Edward Martin (q.v.). Retiring from business in 1919, Moore died on 6 Jul 1933.

Cycl. NZ, iv (p); Who's Who NZ, 1924, 1932; Scholefield, Tokomairiro DHS (p); Bruce Herald, 6 Jul 1933 (p).

Reference: Volume 2, page 51

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