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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

Glaudet, Lionel Henry

Glaudet, Lionel Henry, Awanui. Mr Claudet was born in San Francisco in 1861 and is the son of Mr. F. Claudet, assayer at the Bank of England. His grandfather, Mr. George Antoine Claudet, worked with Daguerre, and was one of the first to introduce the art of photography. On his mother's side he is a grandson of Mr. Stone, famous as one of the leading members of the Beefsteak Club, London, is a cousin of Messrs. Martin Bros., well-known bankers in Lombard Street, and is also cousin of Rear-Admiral Crozier, of the Isle of Wight. Mr. Claudet was educated at Highgate College, and was with his father for four years in the assay department of the Bank. He landed in Auckland per ship “Oxford” in 1880, and served a cadetship at Katiknti with Mr. V. Stewart: afterwards he went to the goldfields at Te Aroha, where he remained for twelve months and then went to Cambridge and Piako for eighteen months. His next move was to Mongonui, where he was for a time an employee of the Auckland Timber Company as tally and shipping clerk; then he joined Mr. S. Yates of Parengarenga in whose store he served twelve months. About this time he became interested in the gum trade and was connected with it, off and on, for about ten years, visiting the various gumfields at intervals and gaining practical knowledge of the business. He served as a special constable during the time there were some native disturbances. In 1889 he went to England for about twelve months, returning to New Zealand in 1890. Mr. Claudet is very fond of athletc sports, especially cricket and football. He was a member of the Mongonui County Coun cil for six years, and during two years of that time filled the office of chairman; he was at one time chairman of the licensing bench, and is at present a prominent member of the Kaitaia Agricultural Society, of which he was one of the first committee. He is married to a daughter of Mr. George Richards, of Awanui.