OBITUARY
MR H. F. NICOLL
President of the New Zealand Trotting Conference for 25 years, Mr Harry Frederick Nicoll died in Christchurch yesterday. Mr Nicoll was born 89 years ago in Stratford, Essex and after coming to New Zealand in 1886 became prominent as a farmer, businessman and the owner of thoroughbred trotting horses.
Son of a London merchant, John George Nicoll, Mr Nicoll was educated in the Merchant Taylors' School and began his career with the Bank of England, London.
After arriving in New Zealand Mr Nicoll was employed by the Bank of New Zealand for 12 years and he rose to the position of accountant in the Ashburton branch. In Ashburton he began a business as a frozen meat exporter with his brothers, Messrs C. F. and L. A. Nicoll.
Mr Nicoll began his farming career in 1892 when he bought the Ashburton property of "Hepburns" where he specialised in shropshire sheep.
His stud of thoroughbred trotters was established at Durbar Lodge in 1913 and was noted for the progency of the two sires, St Swithin and Wrack. Mr Nicoll was president of the Ashburton County Racing Club from 1926 to 1950 and from 1906 was president of the Ashburton Trotting Club. He was president of the New Zealand Trotting Conference from 1922 until 1947.
Mr Nicoll played football before coming to New Zealand and was a provincial New Zealand representative rower. From 1892 to 1894 he was captain of the Canterbury Rowing Club and rowed in the clubs four which won the first New Zealand championship on the Wanganui River.
Mr Nicoll was chairman of the New Zealand Exporters Association (1923 - 1937), chairman of the Lyttelton Harbour Board's finance committee (1916 -1918), chairman of the Wheat growers Association (1934 - 1945) and a member of the wheat committee (1935 - 1954). During World War 1 he was chairman of the Ashburton County Efficiency Board of the Belgian Relief Fund and the Ashburton County Wheat Grower's Association.
Mr Nicoll was married in 1889 to Anna Julianna Case, the daughter of Julian Case, the American consul in Japan. They had two sons, Messrs A. J. Nicoll and G. H. Nicoll, both of Ashburton and two daughters Mrs D. V. Donaldson and Mrs Le Clerc Latter both of Christchurch. His wife died in 1935. In 1937 he married Helen J. T. Riddiford, the widow of Mr F. E. Riddiford of Masterton. He is survived by his wife and his two sons and two daughters.
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THE PRESS, Issue 27631, 12 April 1955
MR H. F. NICOLL
President of the New Zealand Trotting Conference for 25 years, Mr Harry Frederick Nicoll died in Christchurch yesterday. Mr Nicoll was born 89 years ago in Stratford, Essex and after coming to New Zealand in 1886 became prominent as a farmer, businessman and the owner of thoroughbred trotting horses.
Son of a London merchant, John George Nicoll, Mr Nicoll was educated in the Merchant Taylors' School and began his career with the Bank of England, London.
After arriving in New Zealand Mr Nicoll was employed by the Bank of New Zealand for 12 years and he rose to the position of accountant in the Ashburton branch. In Ashburton he began a business as a frozen meat exporter with his brothers, Messrs C. F. and L. A. Nicoll.
Mr Nicoll began his farming career in 1892 when he bought the Ashburton property of "Hepburns" where he specialised in shropshire sheep.
His stud of thoroughbred trotters was established at Durbar Lodge in 1913 and was noted for the progency of the two sires, St Swithin and Wrack. Mr Nicoll was president of the Ashburton County Racing Club from 1926 to 1950 and from 1906 was president of the Ashburton Trotting Club. He was president of the New Zealand Trotting Conference from 1922 until 1947.
Mr Nicoll played football before coming to New Zealand and was a provincial New Zealand representative rower. From 1892 to 1894 he was captain of the Canterbury Rowing Club and rowed in the clubs four which won the first New Zealand championship on the Wanganui River.
Mr Nicoll was chairman of the New Zealand Exporters Association (1923 - 1937), chairman of the Lyttelton Harbour Board's finance committee (1916 -1918), chairman of the Wheat growers Association (1934 - 1945) and a member of the wheat committee (1935 - 1954). During World War 1 he was chairman of the Ashburton County Efficiency Board of the Belgian Relief Fund and the Ashburton County Wheat Grower's Association.
Mr Nicoll was married in 1889 to Anna Julianna Case, the daughter of Julian Case, the American consul in Japan. They had two sons, Messrs A. J. Nicoll and G. H. Nicoll, both of Ashburton and two daughters Mrs D. V. Donaldson and Mrs Le Clerc Latter both of Christchurch. His wife died in 1935. In 1937 he married Helen J. T. Riddiford, the widow of Mr F. E. Riddiford of Masterton. He is survived by his wife and his two sons and two daughters.
(Abridged)
THE PRESS, Issue 27631, 12 April 1955
OBITUARY
MR H. F. NICOLL
President of the New Zealand Trotting Conference for 25 years, Mr Harry Frederick Nicoll died in Christchurch yesterday. Mr Nicoll was born 89 years ago in Stratford, Essex and after coming to New Zealand in 1886 became prominent as a farmer, businessman and the owner of thoroughbred trotting horses.
Son of a London merchant, John George Nicoll, Mr Nicoll was educated in the Merchant Taylors' School and began his career with the Bank of England, London.
After arriving in New Zealand Mr Nicoll was employed by the Bank of New Zealand for 12 years and he rose to the position of accountant in the Ashburton branch. In Ashburton he began a business as a frozen meat exporter with his brothers, Messrs C. F. and L. A. Nicoll.
Mr Nicoll began his farming career in 1892 when he bought the Ashburton property of "Hepburns" where he specialised in shropshire sheep.
His stud of thoroughbred trotters was established at Durbar Lodge in 1913 and was noted for the progency of the two sires, St Swithin and Wrack. Mr Nicoll was president of the Ashburton County Racing Club from 1926 to 1950 and from 1906 was president of the Ashburton Trotting Club. He was president of the New Zealand Trotting Conference from 1922 until 1947.
Mr Nicoll played football before coming to New Zealand and was a provincial New Zealand representative rower. From 1892 to 1894 he was captain of the Canterbury Rowing Club and rowed in the clubs four which won the first New Zealand championship on the Wanganui River.
Mr Nicoll was chairman of the New Zealand Exporters Association (1923 - 1937), chairman of the Lyttelton Harbour Board's finance committee (1916 -1918), chairman of the Wheat growers Association (1934 - 1945) and a member of the wheat committee (1935 - 1954). During World War 1 he was chairman of the Ashburton County Efficiency Board of the Belgian Relief Fund and the Ashburton County Wheat Grower's Association.
Mr Nicoll was married in 1889 to Anna Julianna Case, the daughter of Julian Case, the American consul in Japan. They had two sons, Messrs A. J. Nicoll and G. H. Nicoll, both of Ashburton and two daughters Mrs D. V. Donaldson and Mrs Le Clerc Latter both of Christchurch. His wife died in 1935. In 1937 he married Helen J. T. Riddiford, the widow of Mr F. E. Riddiford of Masterton. He is survived by his wife and his two sons and two daughters.
(Abridged)
THE PRESS, Issue 27631, 12 April 1955
MR H. F. NICOLL
President of the New Zealand Trotting Conference for 25 years, Mr Harry Frederick Nicoll died in Christchurch yesterday. Mr Nicoll was born 89 years ago in Stratford, Essex and after coming to New Zealand in 1886 became prominent as a farmer, businessman and the owner of thoroughbred trotting horses.
Son of a London merchant, John George Nicoll, Mr Nicoll was educated in the Merchant Taylors' School and began his career with the Bank of England, London.
After arriving in New Zealand Mr Nicoll was employed by the Bank of New Zealand for 12 years and he rose to the position of accountant in the Ashburton branch. In Ashburton he began a business as a frozen meat exporter with his brothers, Messrs C. F. and L. A. Nicoll.
Mr Nicoll began his farming career in 1892 when he bought the Ashburton property of "Hepburns" where he specialised in shropshire sheep.
His stud of thoroughbred trotters was established at Durbar Lodge in 1913 and was noted for the progency of the two sires, St Swithin and Wrack. Mr Nicoll was president of the Ashburton County Racing Club from 1926 to 1950 and from 1906 was president of the Ashburton Trotting Club. He was president of the New Zealand Trotting Conference from 1922 until 1947.
Mr Nicoll played football before coming to New Zealand and was a provincial New Zealand representative rower. From 1892 to 1894 he was captain of the Canterbury Rowing Club and rowed in the clubs four which won the first New Zealand championship on the Wanganui River.
Mr Nicoll was chairman of the New Zealand Exporters Association (1923 - 1937), chairman of the Lyttelton Harbour Board's finance committee (1916 -1918), chairman of the Wheat growers Association (1934 - 1945) and a member of the wheat committee (1935 - 1954). During World War 1 he was chairman of the Ashburton County Efficiency Board of the Belgian Relief Fund and the Ashburton County Wheat Grower's Association.
Mr Nicoll was married in 1889 to Anna Julianna Case, the daughter of Julian Case, the American consul in Japan. They had two sons, Messrs A. J. Nicoll and G. H. Nicoll, both of Ashburton and two daughters Mrs D. V. Donaldson and Mrs Le Clerc Latter both of Christchurch. His wife died in 1935. In 1937 he married Helen J. T. Riddiford, the widow of Mr F. E. Riddiford of Masterton. He is survived by his wife and his two sons and two daughters.
(Abridged)
THE PRESS, Issue 27631, 12 April 1955
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