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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Mr. Mereweather Ford

Mr. Mereweather Ford, Chief Officer of the s.s. “Tekoa,” was born at Exeter, England, in 1850. When a child he came to the colonies, but returned to England when nine years of age. He started a seafaring life in September, 1864, serving his apprenticeship with Messrs. Turner, Edwards and Company's White Star line, trading out of the port of Bristol. He has been engaged principally in the South American trade, and first joined the New Zealand Shipping Company in 1891. He has occupied the position of chief officer on the s.s. “Tekoa,” “Ruapehu,” and “Aorangi,” and has been re-appointed to his first ship. As a member of the masonic fraternity, Mr. Ford has been through all the chairs of the Province of Bristol Lodge. He is a member of the Royal Arch Chapter and a Knight of the Order of St. John's.