Marianne Smith
New Zealand businesswoman, community worker, philanthropist
About Marianne Smith
Lived 1851 – 1938 (aged 87). Marianne Smith was a New Zealand businessperson and philanthropist.
Marianne Smith (born Mary Anne Caughey; 10 March 1851 – 1 September 1938), and known as Marianne Caughey Preston since 1932, was a notable New Zealand businesswoman, community worker and philanthropist.
Mary Anne Caughey was born in Portaferry, County Down, Ireland, in 1851.
Marianne Smith established Smith & Caughey's in 1880. Her husband joined her when there was sufficient business to support the two of them.
She died at her home in Auckland on 1 September 1938,
In 2009, Smith was posthumously inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame.
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New Zealand businesswoman, community worker, philanthropist (1851-1938)
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Marianne Smith was born on 10 March 1851 in Portaferry.
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Marianne Smith died on 1 September 1938 in Auckland Central.
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Marianne Smith was a businessperson and philanthropist.
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Marianne Smith was New Zealand.
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