OBITUARY.
MR. E. J. RIDDIFORD. [IIV 'l'K7.K(aiAl'll. I'IIKSS \SSOe IATI O X. ] Palmerston North, This Day. Edward John Riddiford, one of the wealthiest settlers in the Dominion died at Longburn yesterday, aged 68. He was the first child baptised in New Zealand by Bishop Selwyn, and is reputed to have been the biggest graduated land tax contributor in the Dominion. He leaves three sons and three daughters, one other son having died a month ago.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 357, 3 May 1911, Page 5
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75OBITUARY. King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 357, 3 May 1911, Page 5
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