Story: Crookes, Samuel Irwin

Samuel Irwin Crookes

Samuel Irwin Crookes

Samuel Crookes wore his Masonic regalia for this 1920s portrait. At that time he was a busy man, running a thriving engineering consultancy, and serving on both the Auckland City Council and the Auckland University Council.

Using this item

Auckland City Libraries - Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero, Sir George Grey Special Collections
Reference: 31-71334
Photograph by Herman John Schmidt

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How to cite this page:

Peter Lowe. 'Crookes, Samuel Irwin', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/4c43/crookes-samuel-irwin (accessed 26 April 2024)