Biography: Carpenter, Robert Holt

Robert Holt Carpenter

Best known as a local politician, Robert Holt Carpenter had a special affinity for books, working as a bookbinder and later a bookseller and collector.

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Reference: PA3-0342

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How to cite this page

Kathleen A. Coleridge. 'Carpenter, Robert Holt', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/326/robert-holt-carpenter (accessed 4 June 2026).