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Haurongo: Wilford, Thomas Mason

Haurongo tūhonohono

Lee, John Alfred Alexander

1891–1982

Criminal, swagger, soldier, politician, hotel-keeper, writer, bookseller

Mason, Thomas

1818–1903

Quaker, runholder, horticulturalist, politician

Travers, William Thomas Locke

1819–1903

Lawyer, magistrate, politician, explorer, naturalist, photographer

Ward, Joseph George

1856–1930

Merchant, politician, prime minister

Biographies that mention Wilford, Thomas Mason

Aitken, John Guthrie Wood

1849–1921

Merchant, mayor, politician, churchman

Bayly, William Alfred

1906–1934

Farmer, convicted murderer

Cooper, Daniel Richard

1881–1923

Builder, book agent, health specialist, abortionist, convicted murderer

Cooper, Daniel Richard

1893–1975

Health specialist

Forbes, George William

1869–1947

Farmer, politician, prime minister

Hanan, Josiah Alfred

1868–1954

Lawyer, politician, educationalist

Jellicoe, John Henry Rushworth

1859–1935

Naval officer, governor general

McIlveney, William Bernard

1867–1956

Teacher, telegraphist, local politician, policeman, police commissioner

Humphrey O’Leary with his wife and son

O'Leary, Humphrey Francis

1886–1953

Lawyer, judge

Prendergast, James

1826–1921

Lawyer, judge

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Susan Butterworth. 'Wilford, Thomas Mason', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/biographies/129234/related-biographies (accessed 4 June 2026).