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Biography: Barr, Peter

Peter Barr

Peter Barr

Single-minded and scrupulous, Peter Barr was from 1908 to 1913 first president of the New Zealand Society of Accountants, which helped establish accountancy as a recognised profession.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, S. P. Andrew Collection (PAColl-3739)

Reference: 1/1-013489; G

Photograph by Stanley P. Andrew

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How to cite this page

Kerry Stratton. 'Barr, Peter', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/77/peter-barr (accessed 4 June 2026).