WHITE, WILLIAM (1831-1917) was born in England and came to Nelson in the Olympus (1842). After working at his trade as a miller for a few years, he visited the Australian goldfields. On returning he bought a flourmill at Brightwater which he operated for 40 years, together with a brewery for the last few years. He was M.P.C. for Waimea South (1867-69) and chairman of the Waimea road board and some time clerk to the court there. He died in Dec 1917.

Parltry Record; The Colonist, 19 Dec 1917.

Reference: Volume 2, page 251

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