Edgcumbe, Edward Mortimer, 1847-1890 (Person)

SummaryEarly Tauranga settler, newspaper proprietor, and local civic figure active in the 1870s. He purchased the Bay of Plenty Times in 1875 and served as proprietor and publisher until its sale in 1878–79 to George Vesey Stewart and A.F. Rathbone. Part of Tauranga’s early commercial and administrative leadership.SourcesInward letters - Edward Mortimer EdgcumbeGeni record

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Edgcumbe, Edward Mortimer, 1847-1890 (Person)

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First Name(s)Edward MortimerSurnameEdgcumbeGenderMaleDate of Birth30 August 1847Place of BirthHanover, GermanyDate of Death29 July 1890Place of DeathMelbourne

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MotherEdgcumbe, Fanny Lucy née Shelley, - 1899FatherEdgcumbe, George, 1800-1882ChildrenEdgcumbe, George ValletortEdgcumbe, Ernest Athole ValletortEdgcumbe, Richard Gerald ValletortEdgcumbe, GeraldineEdgcumbe, Florence VioletEdgcumbe, Robert Everard

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PartnerEdgcumbe, Constance Bevan née Burrows

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Other Item(s)The Bay of Plenty Times, 1872 - (Organisation)

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Edgcumbe, Edward Mortimer, 1847-1890 (Person)