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Clarence Louis Acker. 'Acker, Lewis', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/125882/related-biographies (accessed 24 June 2026).