Claim to baronetcy
i (N Z Press Association'} WELLINGTON. A prominent Wellington :trade-union leader, Mr T. F. iColleton, who held the national secretaryships of the Furniture Trades, Theatrical Workers’, and Milk Roundsmen’s Unions, died suddenly in Masterton on Tuesday. He was 63. Mr Colleton died only months short of making a dream come true. Over recent years, he had been working through the College of Heralds to establish his right to a baronetcy created bv Charles II in 1660 —'and it is believed that the college is on the brink of confirming his claim. Family sources say that Mr Colleton’s work in this matter will be continued to I its conclusion, and the possible inheritance of the title by his son, Mr R. Colleton, who is at present in Canada. Mr Colleton is survived by his wife, two sons, and two daughters.
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Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33963, 2 October 1975, Page 7
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142Claim to baronetcy Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33963, 2 October 1975, Page 7
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