The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]
Mr. Richard Otway French
Mr. Richard Otway French, the School-master of the Kiwitea Public School, is a native of King's County, Ireland, and the son of Mr. T. B. French, C.E. Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, for four years, where he ranked as a Senior Sophister, he came to the Colony, per ship “Lusitania,” in 1886. After spending four years in various pursuits, he received his present appointment in 1890.