Henry Blundell

Henry Blundell

Henry Blundell (b. 1813 - d. 1878) founded the daily Wellington newspaper the Evening Post on 8 February 1865 [ http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=CL1.EP&essay=1&l=en ] .

Born in Dublin, Ireland in 1813, Henry migrated to Australia in 1860 and then to New Zealand in 1863 [ http://www.wellington.govt.nz/services/cemeteries/karoricemetery/popups/blundell.html ] . He founded the Evening Post newspaper and operated it with his three sons [ http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominionpost/4452736a26951.html?source=nav ] [ http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WarEarl-t1-body-d21-d18.html ] Henry, John, and Lewis.

He was buried at the Bolton Street Cemetery [ http://www.boltoncemetery.org.nz/gravestones.htm ] on 2 July 1878 [ [http://www.boltoncemetery.org.nz/cgi-ddboltonce000/search.cgi?search=blundell&Year=ez_range%281876%2C1900%29&method=all&mytemplate=tp1 Bolton Street Cemetery records] ] .

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