Henry Keesing (31 December 1791–10 May 1879) was a New Zealand shopkeeper, financier and community leader. He was born Hartog ben Tobias in

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on 31 December 1791, but changed his name to Hartog Tobias Keesing in 1811, and later anglicised his first name to Henry.

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