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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

Mr. Henry Havelock Thompson

Mr. Henry Havelock Thompson was born in Southern Wairoa in 1866. and is a son of Mr. W. F. Thompson, of Victoria Valley. As a young man he followed farming, but afterwards carried on business for some ten years as a road and bridge contractor. Until 1895 he was in partnership with his brother, since when he has confined page 591 his operations to smaller contracts. In November, 1896, Mr. Thompson was elected a member of Mongonui County Council, and he consistently agitated for the appropriation of money for the improvement of the roads in the district. In February, 1897, he was appointed assistant inspector of roads. Mr. Thompson is fond of athletic sports and is an ardent cricketer.