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

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

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

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Clark, David Fraser , Farmer, “Willowbank,” Heddon Bush. Mr Clark was born in Perthshire, Scotland, in 1860, and was brought to New Zealand by his parents, when three years old, by the ship “Sir George Pollock.” The family settled at Riverton, and Mr Clark was educated at Gummies Bush, where he was brought up to farming. About 1879, Mr Clark started contracting in the Nightcaps district, and continued at that occupation till 1894, when he commenced farming in the same district. In September, 1901, he sold his property at Nightcaps, and bought “Willow Bank,” which contains 200 acres of freehold. The farm was then in a neglected state, but has since been brought into a well-cultivated condition. Mr Clark has been a member of the Heddon Bush school committee since 1902, and is a member of the Heddon Bush branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union. As a Freemason, he is attached to the Winton lodge. Mr Clark was married, in 1894, to a daughter of Mr William Ogilvie, of Mabel Bush, and has four sons and two daughters.