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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Mr. James Erasmus Cunliffe

Mr. James Erasmus Cunliffe, Postmaster and Telegraphist in charge of Johnsonville Post-office, was born in Brignmaugh, Wales, in 1850. When but a year old he came out with his parents to Melbourne, where he learned his trade as a baker. In 1870 Mr. Cunliffe crossed the Tasman Sea to Auckland by the s.s. “Hero,” and after three years in the Northern City and a like period in Napier, he settled in Johnsonville. Entering Mr. Cook's service as manager of that gentleman's branch store in 1881, Mr. Cunliffe has retained the office of postmaster up to the time of writing. The subject of this sketch has been prominent in local politics in Johnsonville—on the Town Board he held a seat for two years, and for several terms a he was a member of the local school committee. He is a member of the Oddfellows' Order, being a past officer of the Loyal Combination Lodge. Mr. Cunliffe was married in 1880 to a daughter of Mr. John Janner, settler, of Nelson, and has three sons and three daughters. It may be mentioned that Mr. Cunliffe is interested in a farm of 1000 acres at Nelson, where Mrs. Cunliffe and family reside.