OBITUARY

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 112, 13 May 1915, Page 8

OBITUARY

, MR. JAMES TREVOR Mr. James Trevor, the well-known Wellington builder, passed away this morning, after a long illness, at the age of 68 years. The late Mr. Trevor, who was a native of Yorkshire, came to New Zealand thirty-five years ago, and had lived in Wellington ever since. Engaging in business as a contractor, one of his first works was the construction of a tunnel on the Manawatu railway, ' and after that he built the old destructor. He rebuilt the Royal Oak Hotel after the original building had been destroyed by fire, and subsequently erected Messrs. Levin and Co.'s warehouse and the Harbour Board pumping station. After that he took his sons into partnership, ,and the firm was known as Messrs. Trevor and Sons, which built the .Corporation power-house, the Magistrate's Court, Barrett's Hotel, the Hotel Dindsor, and many other large buildings. Extending its sphere of operations, the firm opened a branch at Palmerston North, where it erected the Post Office and the Grand and Clarendon Hotels and the Municipal Opera House. Some four years ago Mr. Trevor retired from the firm, which is now known as Messrs. Trevor Bros. For several years past the late Mr. Trevor had taken a prominent, and useful part in the public life of the city. For six years he was a member of the City Council, and for four years a member of the Harbour Board, and he did valuable service as chairman of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. Deceased was a man of kindly and charitable instincts, upright in his dealings, and in every respect a worthy citizen. He was a well-known figure on the bowling greens of the city, being one of the first members of the Victoria Club, and at the time of his death was president of the Newtown Club., He was also for many years prominently connected with • the Yorkshire Society. He leaves a widow and five sons and three daughters: Messrs. G. E., Arthur, Alfred, H. E., and J. Trevor, and Mrs. F. A. Laws, Mrs. Geo. Howe, and Miss L. Trevor.