Frank Mappin

Sir Frank Crossley Mappin, 6th Baronet (15 August 1884 – 25 January 1975) was a New Zealand orchardist, horticulturist and philanthropist. He was born in Scampton, Lincolnshire, England on 15 August 1884.^[1]

He and his wife donated their Auckland home, which they had called Birchlands, to the New Zealand government to be used as Government House.^[1]

Businessman Sir Rob Fenwick was his grandson.^[2]

Arms

Coat of arms of Frank Mappin
Crest A boar Sable charged with a pale Or and resting the dexter fore-foot upon a spur fesswise also Or. Escutcheon Azure on a bend engrailed between two boars' heads erased Argent three lozenges of the field. Motto Cor Forte Calcar Non Requirit ^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Stacpoole, John. "Frank Crossley Mappin". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
^ "Rob Fenwick: Giving Earth". The New Zealand Herald. 12 October 2001. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
^ Burke's Peerage. 1949.

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[DNZB_Mappin-1] Stacpoole, John. "Frank Crossley Mappin". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

[2] "Rob Fenwick: Giving Earth". The New Zealand Herald. 12 October 2001. Retrieved 27 June 2015.

[3] Burke's Peerage. 1949.

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