Obituary

Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 61, 15 March 1944, Page 4

Obituary

MR. S. W. FITZHERBERT The death occurred on Sunday of Mr. Sidney Wyndham Fitzherbert, Johnsonville, after a long period of invalidity, ar the age of 65. Mr. Fitzherbert was a member of an old Wellington pioneering family. His grandfather, Sir William Fitzherbert, came to New Zealand in 1841, spent almost all his life at Lowei Mutt, was for a period superintendent ol the province, was a member of several Ministries and was Speaker of the Legislative Council from 1878 to 1891. Mr. Fitzherbert’s father, Mr. Henry Samuel Fitzherbert, was born in Wellington and was a member of Parliament and later a stipendiary magistrate at New Plymouth. Mr. Fitzherbert was educated at the Collegiate School, Wanganui, where he was particularly prominent in athletics, being a member of the school XV and junior and senior athletic champion. He broke the school high jump record. Having studied law at Victoria University College, he founded at Feilding with Mr. Hugh Mclntyre about 38 years ago the firm which now exists under the title ol Mclntyre, Taylor and Seddon. About 25 years ago he went to Hngland and then to Honolulu, where he practised liis. profession till 15 years ago, when ill-health caused him to return to New Zealand. Since then he had practised in Wellington, though for many months lie was absent under treatment in Rotorua. In the early 1930's he was a member uf the Johnsonville Town Board. All his life Mr. Fitzherbert was interested in economics and was the author of a book and many articles on the subject. He was the advocate of a now system of finance, the chief characteristic of which was a change in the basis of finance from gold to total national wealth. His ideas gained considerable support 13 years ago, and an association was formed to advance them. Mr. Fitzherbert leaves a widow and a married daughter living in Scotland. His brothers and sisters are Messrs. W. L. Fitzherbert (Palmerston North), P. B. Fitzherbert (Auckland), Victor Fitzherbert (Sydney), and Mosdames E. T. Fenton and B. C. Chilwell and Miss Sibyi Fitzherbert, all of Auckland.

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