Obituary.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 3, 5 January 1904, Page 2

Obituary.

We i-eniel lii have to chrolucle lilns iiMjininy Mir ileanh of a very old resident, Mr ('. P. Whitconll .<>. who |>asseii away swildenly at his resideuic, KlUott-striet, yesterday afternoim. Mr U'hitrombe hud Leonsull'criuK recently from <diul/rles. a,ml went l.«)ine yesterday iimijijainilig of feeling' rather unwell. Me expired poareaNv l"H a slum lini,. afterwards. rViJ.v Lis il.au,g|ht -r. Air.-; I.eut.he, was al home al I !»• time. Dr. Leal.hum was sent for. ::■!■! on arrival hi' pronounced lift- ivvMiK-i. Mrs Wilvitroiiilic was all/sent in Wan.ftsui'iii at the time, Init was -iinmiiilirdU-lv sent for. Til.- late Mr Uj.ilconiUo lias Imi fimwwl »vii,l, N OW I'lymoulh lor vi-i'.v many years, and liwnriiil wry proiifiV-nlly in public affairs during lh" days of (la- lYininri:ai (lovrrnnaul, when Ih> was .Secretary lo t-l;e l'lwineial Council, Commissioner of (.'row,, Lands, ami Shcrilf of TariuutlW. In 1,-he eighties he \\,ml to Auckland, where lie nelod eig'.ht years. Mr Wliitcomhetook part in the Miaori war in Tarttnaki having : bee-n uinon.fi' those who vollunleercd to g-<> ar.M bring- in U u . bodies 01 Mr (Jascoiwiw and Hev ttSiiteley. 'i'lie decease! had reached the age of «H years. Tie was the son of the late Captain Thus. W-lrit-coml.e, K.H.U., aivd 11 grumlKOn of Sir Thomas WilvitcoinJlx', the famous lawyer, lie was a brother of Mr ]'. S. Whitcombe, District Trallie Manager of Ituilways at. Wanß'ainui ; iiind of Mr (iciw-ge Whitcoan.he, of Messrs WlMtcombe ami TomXis, of WL-liiugiton uiiurt Ohiistohurah. An ii|.Juest will he held at tuiim to-.day.