The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Mr. William Hood
Mr. William Hood , Manager of the ‘Oamaru Mail,’ was born in Northampton, England, in 1850. He came to Lyttelton by the ship “Waitara,” and after being engaged for five years in drapery houses in Christchurch, he joined his brother-in-law, the proprietor of the “Oamaru Mail,” and has been prominently connected with the journal for about twenty-five years. Mr. Hood has been a member of the Middle school committee since 1896. He was married, in 1877, at Timaru, to a daughter of the late Mr. George Jones, and has two sons and two daughters.