DEATH OF MR F. Y. LETHBRIDGE.
We are extremely sorry to have to record the death of Mr Frank Yates Lethbridge, who, for so long, has been one of the most prominent men in the Feilding district. Himself the son of an old and distinguished early settler, Mr Lethbridge has passed nearly all his life of 62 years in this country, and for the greater part of it has given himself to the public service. Always good natured, friendly and considerate for others, he was universally beloved. He was born in New Plymouth in 1852, his father being one of the earliest settlers there. After attending a private school for a time he went to Nelson Public School, then to the Boys' High School, Christchurch, and finished in a private school at Wellington. Mr Lethbridge had been prominent in public life for some years, and was one of the original members of the Manawatu County Council, and was also treasurer for that body. He was a member of the Manchester Road Beard for fifteen years and chairman for six years; one of the first Councillors of the Borough of Feilding, and Mayor in 1882 and 1889. He was also a member of the Feilding School Committee, Wanganui Education Board, and Palmerston North Hospital Board, member of the committee of the Manawatu and West Coast Agricultural Club, Golf Club, Cricket Club, Bowling Club and Football Club. He was captain for several years of the Manchester Rifles and was a lieutenant in the militia. He married his cousin, Miss Lethbridge, of New Plymouth, and has three children. In politics he is what is known as a Conservative. In 1895 he contested the Rangitikei seat with Mr J. Stevens, being defeated by 178. At the general election in 1896 he defeated Mr W. Bailey by a majority of 371, and represented his district in Parliament for several years. The funeral of the late Mr Frank Yates Lethbridge will leave his late residence, Makino, on Thursday, January 28th, at 2 p.m. for the Feilding Cemetery. (Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Jan. 26, 1915)
On all sides yesterday, there was general regret at the death of Mr. Frank Yates Lethbridge, of Marton, particularly as the latest published bulletin was so satisfactory. Mr. Lethbridge underwent an operation at Palmerston, and towards the end of last week, he had made such progress that the removal to his home at Makino, suburb of Feilding, was permitted. Unfortunately, another operation had to be performed and from this he never recovered. The deceased was born in New Plymouth in 1852, being a son of the late Mr. G. Y. Lethbridge (who was a member of the Taranaki Provincial Council), and married his cousin, Miss Lethbridge. He was educated at the Nelson Public School and Boys' High School, Christchurch; took up farming on the Feilding run in 1876, and when that was subdivided and sold he built a residence on his property at Makino, where he could combine farming with his greatest hobby, the cultivation of native trees and shrubs. Mr. Lethbridge was one of the best known men along the coast and was regarded by all who had ever come in contact with him as one of nature's gentlemen . . . He proved himself to be a man possessing the true public spirit, and no effort to promote the welfare of any of the concerns in which he was interested, the County or the Dominion in general was left undone by him. He leaves a widow and a family of three daughters (Miss Edith, Mrs. G. Taylor and Mrs. G. Walpole) to mourn his loss. (Wanganui Chronicle, Jan. 27, 1915)
We are extremely sorry to have to record the death of Mr Frank Yates Lethbridge, who, for so long, has been one of the most prominent men in the Feilding district. Himself the son of an old and distinguished early settler, Mr Lethbridge has passed nearly all his life of 62 years in this country, and for the greater part of it has given himself to the public service. Always good natured, friendly and considerate for others, he was universally beloved. He was born in New Plymouth in 1852, his father being one of the earliest settlers there. After attending a private school for a time he went to Nelson Public School, then to the Boys' High School, Christchurch, and finished in a private school at Wellington. Mr Lethbridge had been prominent in public life for some years, and was one of the original members of the Manawatu County Council, and was also treasurer for that body. He was a member of the Manchester Road Beard for fifteen years and chairman for six years; one of the first Councillors of the Borough of Feilding, and Mayor in 1882 and 1889. He was also a member of the Feilding School Committee, Wanganui Education Board, and Palmerston North Hospital Board, member of the committee of the Manawatu and West Coast Agricultural Club, Golf Club, Cricket Club, Bowling Club and Football Club. He was captain for several years of the Manchester Rifles and was a lieutenant in the militia. He married his cousin, Miss Lethbridge, of New Plymouth, and has three children. In politics he is what is known as a Conservative. In 1895 he contested the Rangitikei seat with Mr J. Stevens, being defeated by 178. At the general election in 1896 he defeated Mr W. Bailey by a majority of 371, and represented his district in Parliament for several years. The funeral of the late Mr Frank Yates Lethbridge will leave his late residence, Makino, on Thursday, January 28th, at 2 p.m. for the Feilding Cemetery. (Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Jan. 26, 1915)
On all sides yesterday, there was general regret at the death of Mr. Frank Yates Lethbridge, of Marton, particularly as the latest published bulletin was so satisfactory. Mr. Lethbridge underwent an operation at Palmerston, and towards the end of last week, he had made such progress that the removal to his home at Makino, suburb of Feilding, was permitted. Unfortunately, another operation had to be performed and from this he never recovered. The deceased was born in New Plymouth in 1852, being a son of the late Mr. G. Y. Lethbridge (who was a member of the Taranaki Provincial Council), and married his cousin, Miss Lethbridge. He was educated at the Nelson Public School and Boys' High School, Christchurch; took up farming on the Feilding run in 1876, and when that was subdivided and sold he built a residence on his property at Makino, where he could combine farming with his greatest hobby, the cultivation of native trees and shrubs. Mr. Lethbridge was one of the best known men along the coast and was regarded by all who had ever come in contact with him as one of nature's gentlemen . . . He proved himself to be a man possessing the true public spirit, and no effort to promote the welfare of any of the concerns in which he was interested, the County or the Dominion in general was left undone by him. He leaves a widow and a family of three daughters (Miss Edith, Mrs. G. Taylor and Mrs. G. Walpole) to mourn his loss. (Wanganui Chronicle, Jan. 27, 1915)
DEATH OF MR F. Y. LETHBRIDGE.
We are extremely sorry to have to record the death of Mr Frank Yates Lethbridge, who, for so long, has been one of the most prominent men in the Feilding district. Himself the son of an old and distinguished early settler, Mr Lethbridge has passed nearly all his life of 62 years in this country, and for the greater part of it has given himself to the public service. Always good natured, friendly and considerate for others, he was universally beloved. He was born in New Plymouth in 1852, his father being one of the earliest settlers there. After attending a private school for a time he went to Nelson Public School, then to the Boys' High School, Christchurch, and finished in a private school at Wellington. Mr Lethbridge had been prominent in public life for some years, and was one of the original members of the Manawatu County Council, and was also treasurer for that body. He was a member of the Manchester Road Beard for fifteen years and chairman for six years; one of the first Councillors of the Borough of Feilding, and Mayor in 1882 and 1889. He was also a member of the Feilding School Committee, Wanganui Education Board, and Palmerston North Hospital Board, member of the committee of the Manawatu and West Coast Agricultural Club, Golf Club, Cricket Club, Bowling Club and Football Club. He was captain for several years of the Manchester Rifles and was a lieutenant in the militia. He married his cousin, Miss Lethbridge, of New Plymouth, and has three children. In politics he is what is known as a Conservative. In 1895 he contested the Rangitikei seat with Mr J. Stevens, being defeated by 178. At the general election in 1896 he defeated Mr W. Bailey by a majority of 371, and represented his district in Parliament for several years. The funeral of the late Mr Frank Yates Lethbridge will leave his late residence, Makino, on Thursday, January 28th, at 2 p.m. for the Feilding Cemetery. (Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Jan. 26, 1915)
On all sides yesterday, there was general regret at the death of Mr. Frank Yates Lethbridge, of Marton, particularly as the latest published bulletin was so satisfactory. Mr. Lethbridge underwent an operation at Palmerston, and towards the end of last week, he had made such progress that the removal to his home at Makino, suburb of Feilding, was permitted. Unfortunately, another operation had to be performed and from this he never recovered. The deceased was born in New Plymouth in 1852, being a son of the late Mr. G. Y. Lethbridge (who was a member of the Taranaki Provincial Council), and married his cousin, Miss Lethbridge. He was educated at the Nelson Public School and Boys' High School, Christchurch; took up farming on the Feilding run in 1876, and when that was subdivided and sold he built a residence on his property at Makino, where he could combine farming with his greatest hobby, the cultivation of native trees and shrubs. Mr. Lethbridge was one of the best known men along the coast and was regarded by all who had ever come in contact with him as one of nature's gentlemen . . . He proved himself to be a man possessing the true public spirit, and no effort to promote the welfare of any of the concerns in which he was interested, the County or the Dominion in general was left undone by him. He leaves a widow and a family of three daughters (Miss Edith, Mrs. G. Taylor and Mrs. G. Walpole) to mourn his loss. (Wanganui Chronicle, Jan. 27, 1915)
We are extremely sorry to have to record the death of Mr Frank Yates Lethbridge, who, for so long, has been one of the most prominent men in the Feilding district. Himself the son of an old and distinguished early settler, Mr Lethbridge has passed nearly all his life of 62 years in this country, and for the greater part of it has given himself to the public service. Always good natured, friendly and considerate for others, he was universally beloved. He was born in New Plymouth in 1852, his father being one of the earliest settlers there. After attending a private school for a time he went to Nelson Public School, then to the Boys' High School, Christchurch, and finished in a private school at Wellington. Mr Lethbridge had been prominent in public life for some years, and was one of the original members of the Manawatu County Council, and was also treasurer for that body. He was a member of the Manchester Road Beard for fifteen years and chairman for six years; one of the first Councillors of the Borough of Feilding, and Mayor in 1882 and 1889. He was also a member of the Feilding School Committee, Wanganui Education Board, and Palmerston North Hospital Board, member of the committee of the Manawatu and West Coast Agricultural Club, Golf Club, Cricket Club, Bowling Club and Football Club. He was captain for several years of the Manchester Rifles and was a lieutenant in the militia. He married his cousin, Miss Lethbridge, of New Plymouth, and has three children. In politics he is what is known as a Conservative. In 1895 he contested the Rangitikei seat with Mr J. Stevens, being defeated by 178. At the general election in 1896 he defeated Mr W. Bailey by a majority of 371, and represented his district in Parliament for several years. The funeral of the late Mr Frank Yates Lethbridge will leave his late residence, Makino, on Thursday, January 28th, at 2 p.m. for the Feilding Cemetery. (Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Jan. 26, 1915)
On all sides yesterday, there was general regret at the death of Mr. Frank Yates Lethbridge, of Marton, particularly as the latest published bulletin was so satisfactory. Mr. Lethbridge underwent an operation at Palmerston, and towards the end of last week, he had made such progress that the removal to his home at Makino, suburb of Feilding, was permitted. Unfortunately, another operation had to be performed and from this he never recovered. The deceased was born in New Plymouth in 1852, being a son of the late Mr. G. Y. Lethbridge (who was a member of the Taranaki Provincial Council), and married his cousin, Miss Lethbridge. He was educated at the Nelson Public School and Boys' High School, Christchurch; took up farming on the Feilding run in 1876, and when that was subdivided and sold he built a residence on his property at Makino, where he could combine farming with his greatest hobby, the cultivation of native trees and shrubs. Mr. Lethbridge was one of the best known men along the coast and was regarded by all who had ever come in contact with him as one of nature's gentlemen . . . He proved himself to be a man possessing the true public spirit, and no effort to promote the welfare of any of the concerns in which he was interested, the County or the Dominion in general was left undone by him. He leaves a widow and a family of three daughters (Miss Edith, Mrs. G. Taylor and Mrs. G. Walpole) to mourn his loss. (Wanganui Chronicle, Jan. 27, 1915)
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