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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Councillor William Henry Peter Barber

Councillor William Henry Peter Barber, one of the members representing Te Aro Ward, was born in Wellington, and is the son of Mr. W. P. Barber, formerly of Wellington, but now living in retirement at the Upper Hutt. Mr. Barber, senior, came to the Colony in the fifties, per ship “Oliver Laing,” and in 1863 started the dyeing and cleaning business in Cuba Street, now being so successfully carried on by his sons, of whom Councillor Barber is the senior. As a councillor, Mr. Barber is attentive to the business of the city, and popular with his fellow members. He holds seats in the Fire Brigade and Private Streets Committees. He was first elected a member of the council in September' 1891, and is now serving his second term. For the past seven years he has been a director of the Wellington Woollen Company, in which position his technical knowledge is very valuable, and for the past four years he has been chairman of directors of the Wellington Opera House Company. As an Oddfellow, too, Councillor Barber has taken a prominent position, being a Past Grand of the Southern Cross Lodge, American Order.