Gerhard Husheer

Husheer in the 1930s
National Tobacco Company Building in Napier

Johann Gerhard Husheer (26 July 1864 – 30 November 1954) was a New Zealand tobacco grower and processor, industrialist, philanthropist. He was born in Bremen, Germany on 26 July 1864[1] to a family of Dutch heritage. His grandfather, born in 1737 was a seaman and trader who, when returning after a voyage learned that the French had begun to occupy his home port, left Rotterdam for Bremen, Germany.[2] Husheer was the first to plant tobacco in Motueka and became very wealthy. He lived in Napier for much of his life.[1] After the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake, he commissioned Louis Hay to design a new frontage for his National Tobacco Company Building; it is today one of the most elegant commercial buildings in Napier, and registered as a Category I structure by Heritage New Zealand.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 McGregor, Robert. "Johann Gerhard Husheer". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "The Master - Johann Gerhard Husheer". The Master's Lodge. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "National Tobacco Company Building21 February 2017". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand.


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