The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts]
Dunn, Richard William Harry Dawson
Dunn, Richard William Harry Dawson, Deputy Official Assignee and General Commission Agent, High Street, Blenheim. Mr. Dunn is also agent for the South British Fire and Marine Insurance Company. He was born in 1861, in Yorkshire, England, and received his education at the Trent College, Nottingham. Mr. Dunn followed a mercantile life until he came to New Zealand, in 1890. For a few years he made Nelson his home, but then removed to Blenheim, where he received the appointment of Deputy Official Assignee, which he still retains. Apart from his official duties, Mr. Dunn does an extensive business in commission agencies, and his offices are very central, being in Clouston's Chambers, High Street. Mr. Dunn is an active member of the Cricket Club, and is honorary secretary to the Marlborough Gun Club.