Joseph CORKHILL (1867 – 1945)
Name
Joseph CorkhillGender
MaleBirthdate
1867Birthplace
Isle of ManDate of death
1945Parents
- James Corkhill
- Margaret Corkhill, nee Gawne
Partner(s)
- Mary Ellen Corkhill, nee McGowan (1874-1944)
Children
- Mary Margaret Ellen McKeown (1895-1943)
- Dorothea Victoria Hill (1897-1976)
- Alma Genevieve Corkhill (1899-1899)
- Thomas George Corkhill (1901-1966)
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Biography
Arrived in New Zealand, 1884
Established a cabinet-making and ironmonger business in Wairoa
Chairman of Clyde Town Board
Member of Wairoa Harbour Board from 1897
Organised and conducted Wairoa Brass Band
Justice of the Peace
Mayor of Wairoa 1910-1917, 1919-1929
Father of All Blacks Invincibles rugby player Tommy Corkhill
Corkhill Avenue, Wairoa, is named after Joseph Corkhill
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