Robert Laidlaw

Robert Laidlaw

Robert Laidlaw (1885-1971) was a New Zealand business man who founded the Farmers Trading Company, the first department store in New Zealand. He was also a Christian writer and philanthropist. [ [http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=3L2 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography] ] In 2008, the Bible College of New Zealand renamed itself [http://www.laidlaw.ac.nz Laidlaw College] in recognition of his role as one of the College's founders, and because of "his significant influence in both society and church", Laidlaw College Prospectus 09, p.4.] .

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