William Levin

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William Hort (Willie) Levin 1845 – 1893 was a 19th century New Zealand politician and businessman in Wellington, New Zealand.

He represented two Wellington electorates, first the Wellington electorate from 1879 to 1881, and then the Thorndon electorate from 1881 to 1884, when he resigned due to ill-health.

He ran the company Levin and Co in Wellington founded by his father Nathaniel William Levin (1819 – 1903), and was one of the directors of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company. The town of Levin was named after him. He served on the Wellington City Council and the Wellington Harbour Board, and was known for his public benefactions.

The surname Levin is a variation of the Jewish clan Levi. It is a shibboleth - unlike the usual pronunciation of the surname, stress is placed on the second syllable of the word. The name thus rhymes with the word 'begin'.

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