William Henry Macey | |
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19th Mayor of Blenheim | |
In office 1903–1905 | |
Preceded by | Richard McCallum |
Succeeded by | Edward Henry Penny |
Personal details | |
Born | Islington, London, England | 14 April 1850
Died | 30 May 1931 Durie Hill, Whanganui, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand | (aged 81)
Resting place | Aramoho Cemetery |
William Henry Macey (14 April 1850 – 30 May 1931) was a photographer who served two terms as mayor of Blenheim. [1]
Macey was born in 1850 in Islington, London to William and Elizabeth Macey (née Salmon). [2] Arriving in New Zealand in the year 1857, he soon went to Marlborough where he was apprenticed by photographer William Collie. [3]
Macey's opened his photography studio in Market Place, Blenheim, in 1878, and expanded to Picton and Havelock in 1902. [4] He produced high-end prints, often using silver or gold trim and lettering. [5]