OBITUARY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1602, 24 August 1916, Page 3

OBITUARY.

FREDERICK WILLIAM FRANKLAND, AGED 02 YEARS.

A letter was received from New York this week notifying (he death on July 271 h., of our late esteemed townsman, F. AV. Frankland Esq., J.P., at the age of 02 years. About three months prior to his death the late Air Frankland underwent an operation for the removal of gall stones, and although the operation was successful, other complications set in which finally resulted in bis death. The deceased gentleman was the son of the late Sir Edward Frankland, an eminent English scientist, who was the associate of the Darwin-Huxlev-Tyndntl coterie, and was horn in Manchester, England, on April ISlh, 1851. He was educated at Iho University College School ami the London University. Me came to New Zealand and entered (he Civil Service in 1876. He was connected with the Government Insurance Department for fourteen years, in 187 S lit; was appointed, actuary for Friendly Societies, and in 1831 he became actuary of the Government Insurance- Department and Registrar uf Friendly Societies. He received the appointment of Commissioner of the Government Insurance Department in 188!). He was associate Actuary, New York Life Insurance Company, 180311)02; delegate from New Zealand to International Congress of Hygiene and Demography in London, 1801; member of the Actuarial Society of America; Mathematical Society; Economic. Association; Academy of Political and Social Sciences; Groat Britain and Ireland Institute of Actuaries; Royal Statistical Society. His writings included - . Single elliptic space; discrete manifolds; epistemology; theology of American Communistic Societies; tile relation of pangeometry to the ultimate constitution of matter and ether; logical affiliation of continuous geometry to tactic; epistemological aspect of time; Christian origins; (he synoptic problem; supernormal element in prophecy. In 187!) be married Miriam, second daughter of the late C. H. Symons, of Foxton, and in 1003 be made Ids home in Foxton, where- lie even - took a keen interest’ in (he welfare of the leiwn. He was a boremgh Councillor, and lor years served as a mennher of (he 1 Sednied ceiminitl.ee. He unsue'cessfully contested tlm Alaaawatu cemstiluency for Parliament, anel by a strange coincidence be predeceased one of bis opponents, the lute Mr Jedin Stevens, by a lew weeks. Sine-e Ids re'sielenee in Foxton be l made 1 several business trips to England and America. His last trip was in 1013, anel after the emtbreak ed' war lie- went from England lei the Cnileil Stales, where lie remained until his death. lies leaves a wieleiw anel two sons, the eldest, Air Hurston Frankland, of Lake Charles (U.S.A.), and Harold, at present at sediool in New York, te> mourn their loss.

The late Air I'Vankland was held in (he highest esteem by all who know him. He was a great student, and one of nature’s gentlemen. In common wilh the local public, wc cxiend our deepest sympathy to the relatives.