William Fitzgerald Crawford
William Fitzgerald Crawford (29 April 1844–15 December 1915) was a New Zealand storekeeper, brewer, photographer, writer and served as the first mayor of Gisborne, elected in 1877. He was born in Fortfield, County Tipperary, Ireland on 29 April 1844.[1] During the 1890s and early 1900s Crawford wrote for the Poverty Bay Herald under the pen-name Trix.[2]
References
- ^ Robinson, Sheila. "William Fitzgerald Crawford". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ An article from the Poverty Bay Herald dated 30 June 1887 references W F Crawford accepting an award for a poem written under the pen-name "Trix" http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=PBH18870630.2.15&srpos=4&e=-------100-PBH-1-byDA-on--2trix--
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