Percy Sargood
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New Zealand businessman and philanthropist
Sir Percy Rolfe Sargood (1865–1940) was a New Zealand businessman and philanthropist. He was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in 1865.[1]
In the 1935 New Year Honours, Sargood was appointed a Knight Bachelor, for public services.[2] He was posthumously inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame in 2011.[3]
References
- ^ McAloon, Jim. "Percy Rolfe Sargood". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "No. 34119". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1935. p. 2.
- ^ "Past laureates". Business Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
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