Frederic Wanklyn Williams (1854–1940) was a notable New Zealand business proprietor, company director and community leader. He was born in Whakato,

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, New Zealand in 1854. F W Williams was the eldest child of the Bishop of Waiapu. With Nathaniel Kettle he founded the stock and station agency, importers and general merchants

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with its headquarters in Napier.The Cyclopaedia of New Zealand (Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts) 1908
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while he steered through a new loan to help develop the town. That done he resigned from the mayoralty in 1904 returning to his commercial interests but retaining his community involvement in the local harbour board between 1889 and 1919 together with the Hawke's Bay A & P Society as chairman and giving eight years service on the Hawke's Bay Education Board. .

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1854 births 1940 deaths New Zealand stock and station agents New Zealand businesspeople People from the Gisborne District {{NewZealand-business-bio-stub