William Goodfellow (philanthropist)
Sir William Goodfellow | |
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Born |
26 May 1880 |
Died | 5 November 1974 (aged 94)
Auckland, New Zealand
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Occupation(s) | Businessman and philanthropist |
Children | Douglas Goodfellow |
Relatives | Peter Goodfellow (grandson) |
Sir William Goodfellow (26 May 1880 – 5 November 1974) was a New Zealand hardware merchant, dairying industrialist, company director and philanthropist. He was born in Alexandra, Waikato, New Zealand, on 26 May 1880.
In the 1953 Coronation Honours, Goodfellow was appointed a Knight Bachelor, for service to the dairy industry. In 1994, he was an inaugural inductee into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame.