About William John Geddis
Lived 1860 – 1926 (aged 65–66). William John Geddis was a New Zealand politician.
William John Geddis (1860 – 1 May 1926) was a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council from 7 May 1918 to 6 May 1925; then 7 May 1925 to 1 May 1926 when he died. He was appointed by the Reform Government.
He was from Napier. In 1912, he bought The New Zealand Times, a Wellington newspaper. He retired from The New Zealand Times in January 1925 because of ill-health.
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New Zealand politician
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William John Geddis was born in 1860.
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William John Geddis died on 1 May 1926.
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