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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

Mr. David Aitken Wright

Mr. David Aitken Wright, Postmaster, Customs Officer, and Stationmaster, Helensville, was born in Essex, England, in 1846, and came to New Zealand when very young, being afterwards employed in farm work in the Taranaki district. When the war broke out he joined the Taranaki Mounted Volunteers, and served with credit through the entire campaign, being present at most of the engagements. Mr. Wright received the New Zealand medal, and, after leaving the volunteers, entered the armed constabulary, remaining in the force until 1874, when he resigned and joined the post and telegraph service. At the opening of the Hastings office he was appointed to the charge of the post, telegraph, and railway station, and remained there for nearly nineteen years, when he was transferred in 1893, to his present position. He was married to a daughter of the late Mr. W. Goodwin, of England, but she died, leaving two daughters.