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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

Mr. Josiah Lawry

Mr. Josiah Lawry, who is Secretary of W. Sutherland and Co., Limited, was born in 1855 at Mangere, Auckland, and is the third son of the Rev. H. H. Lawry, the eminent Wesleyan divine, so long connected with the Methodist Church of the province. He was educated at the Wesley College, under Mr. John Fletcher, and he also received private tuition. In 1873 he joined the New Zealand Insurance Company, and rose to the position of chief clerk in the head office, and in February, 1879, he received a similar appointment at the Nelson office. He was afterwards made agent at Oamaru, and then he returned to the head office, in Auckland, to occupy his old position as chief clerk, which he held until page 385 1891, when he resigned. On leaving the New Zealand Insurance Company, the directors gave him a handsome bonus as a token of appreciation of his services. Mr. Lawry has always taken a keen interest in cricket, and was formerly a member of the West End Club. He represented the Auckland province against the first Australian eleven in 1872, and at Nelson in 1881, and played against the English eleven at Oamaru about 1882. Whilst stationed at Oamaru he played for that district against Auckland. In December, 1880, Mr. Lawry married the fifth daughter of the late Mr. C. J. Stone, one of the founders of the city of Auckland.

Mr. J. Lawry.

Mr. J. Lawry.