Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1897, Wellington

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Mr. William Booth, J.P., of Carterton, who is referred to as a member of the Wellington Harbour Board, was appointed to the directorate of the Bank of New Zealand in 1894. Mr. Booth was born at Pilkington, Lancashire, in 1837, educated at Lancashire College, Manchester, and came to New Zealand via America in 1872, per s.s. “Nevada” from San Francisco. He settled in Carterton, and has been well known for many years past as an enterprising and successful settler. As a large sawmill owner and timber merchant, and the sole partner in the firm of W. Booth and co., of Wellington and Christchurch, his name is known throughout the Colony. Many of the successful industries of Wellington and district owe a great deal to the energy and business capacity of this gentleman. He is chairman of directors of the Wellington Meat Export Company, one of the pioneer companies of the frozen meat trade, and took a prominent part in the establishment of this successful company.