William Henry John Seffern
Printer, newspaper editor, journalist, historian
About William Henry John Seffern
Lived 1829 – 1900. William Henry John Seffern was a New Zealand journalist and historian.
William Henry John Seffern (1829–1900) was a New Zealand printer, newspaper editor, journalist and historian. Born in County Cork, Ireland in 1829, he emigrated to Australia before moving to Auckland, New Zealand in the 1850s. As of the mid-1860s, Seffern he was the manager and later proprietor of the Auckland newspaper, the New-Zealander. and died in New Plymouth in October 1900.
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Printer, newspaper editor, journalist, historian (1829–1900)
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William Henry John Seffern was born in 1829.
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William Henry John Seffern died in 1900.
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William Henry John Seffern was a journalist and historian.
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