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, Cornwall, England, in 1849. He began manufacturing butter in 1886 and soon adopted " Anchor" as a brand name. After his butter won an award at the Centennial International Exhibition in Melbourne he began exporting butter to England. Because of financial difficulties he sold his business to the New Zealand Dairy Association in 1896 and the association adopted the "Anchor" brand.

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1849 births 1925 deaths 19th-century New Zealand farmers Farmers from Cornwall 19th-century English farmers British emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand people of Cornish descent {{NewZealand-bio-stub