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1946 G. H. Holford

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DescriptionPortrait of Mr George H. Holford.

Mr Holdford was a student at Lincoln from 1909-11 and was the second student in New Zealand to complete the agriculture degree course. He commenced work on the staff of Wright, Stephenson Ltd., being one of the first agricultural students to be appointed to a commercial position. He was later associated with the Canterbury Farmers' Cooperative Association, and later became associate editor of the "New Zealand Farmers' Journal." Subsequently he was appointed agricultural adviser to Imperial Chemical Industries, and was a director of the New Zealand Fertiliser Advisory Service. In 1935 Mr Holford was awarded the Bledisloe Medal.

George Holford died suddenly in Wellington on October 15th, 1946. Mr Holford was 56 years old when he died, and at the time held the position of Superintendent of Fertilisers, Department of Agriculture, Wellington.PersonG. H. HolfordOrganisationCanterbury Agricultural CollegeDate1946KeywordsBledisloe MedalportraitVersionScanned imageItem Reference0004012Filename1946 Holford G H

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