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Haurongo: Forbes, George William

Haurongo tūhonohono

Ballance, John

1839–1893

Newspaper proprietor and editor, politician, premier

Grey, George

1812–1898

Soldier, explorer, colonial governor, premier, scholar

Holland, Henry Edmund

1868–1933

Trade unionist, socialist, journalist, politician

Massey, William Ferguson

1856–1925

Farmer, politician, prime minister

McKenzie, John

1839–1901

Farmer, politician, political reformer

Seddon, Richard John

1845–1906

Politician, premier

Stewart, William Downie

1878–1949

Lawyer, politician, writer

Sullivan, Daniel Giles

1882–1947

French polisher, trade unionist, journalist, politician

Ward, Joseph George

1856–1930

Merchant, politician, prime minister

Wilford, Thomas Mason

1870–1939

Lawyer, politician, sportsman, diplomat

Biographies that mention Forbes, George William

Māori leaders of Gisborne, photographed in the early twentieth century

Balneavis, Hēnare Te Raumoa Huatahi

1880–1940

Ngāi Tāmanuhiri and Te Whakatōhea; interpreter, private secretary, public administrator

William Daniel Barrett

Barrett, William Daniel

1878–1953

Ngāi Tahu leader, land court agent, trust board secretary

Begg, Robert Campbell

1886–1971

Doctor, politician

Campbell, Richard Mitchelson

1897–1974

Public servant, economist, diplomat

Coates, Joseph Gordon

1878–1943

Farmer, politician, soldier, prime minister

Cooper, Whina

1895–1994

Te Rarawa woman of mana, teacher, storekeeper, community leader

Cossey, Alice Eleanor

1879–1970

Tailoress, union leader

Davy, Albert Ernest

1886–1959

Hairdresser, businessman, political organiser

Hamilton, Adam

1880–1952

Businessman, politician

Mahuta, Tūmate

1893 (year uncertain)–1938

Ngāti Mahuta; King movement leader and negotiator

Herb and Grace Mullon

Mullon, Herbert David

1905–1991

Postal worker, broadcaster, philatelist, historian

Apirana Turupa Ngata, about 1905

Ngata, Apirana Turupa

1874–1950

Ngāti Porou leader, land reformer, politician, scholar

O'Byrne, Thomas Francis

1871–1952

Timber worker, trade unionist, politician

Rutherford, Andrew William

1842–1918

Runholder, sheep breeder, politician

Sidey, Thomas Kay

1863–1933

Lawyer, politician

Thacker, Henry Thomas Joynt

1870–1939

Doctor, local politician, sports administrator

Tīpoki, Te Hata

1880–1940

Ngāti Kahungunu leader, land rights activist

Veitch, William Andrew

1870–1961

Railway worker, trade unionist, politician

Verschaffelt, Paul Desiré Nestor

1887–1959

Public servant

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W. J. Gardner. 'Forbes, George William', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/biographies/126760/related-biographies (accessed 4 June 2026).