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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Captain Peter Georgeson

Captain Peter Georgeson is an enthusiastic fire brigadesman, and became a member of the Caversham Brigade, Dunedin, in 1878. Except for an interval of eighteen months, he has served continuously since that time. Mr Georgeson was born at Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, on the 18th of August, 1857, and was educated chiefly in the Shetland Islands; but learned his trade as a baker under Mr Sawers, of Lawn Market, Edinburgh. In 1876 he arrived at Port Chalmers by the ship “Waimate” (Captain Peak), and found employment with Mr R. B. Wilson, at Caversham, for eighteen months. After a short experience at gold digging at Kumar on the West Coast, Mr Georgeson returned to Otago, and was working at Port Chalmers for Mr Ritchie for a time. He was subsequently engaged at Temuka, Canterbury, for about two years, but removed to Southland in 1885, and was employed by the late Mr McEwan, at Avenal, Invercargill, for five years. In 1890 he settled at the Bluff, and established the business which is referred to in another article. Mr Georgeson, who has served three terms as a member of the local Borough Council, holds the silver medal granted by the United Fire Brigades' Association of New Zealand for five years' service. ending June, 1900. and the silver bar for two additional years' service. Mr Georgeson represented the Bluff at the conference held at Napier in March, 1903. He was married, in 1897. to a daughter of the late Mr Alexander Leith, of Edinburgh, and has three daughters and two sons.