OBITUARY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22721, 6 November 1935, Page 9

OBITUARY

MR F. H. BAKEWELL T Mr F. H. Bakewell, of Wellington, whose death has been announced, was born in Kent, England, in 1858, his » father being Dr R. H. Bakewell. He was educated at Queen's College, Trinidad, in the West Indies, and later at the Otago Boys' High School Otago University, where he graduated M.A. in 1896. Mr Bakewell commenced to win his way *n the world by working in the bush and later as a sheep farmer, but met with an accident while serving in the New Zealand Armed Constabulary in Taranaki and turned his attention to school teaching. He began in the teaching profession at the bottom of the ladder, being in charge,of a small aided school in Marlborough in 1893. He was later appointed first assistant master at Thorndon, and rapidly rose to the position of headmaster at Greytown. He joined the inspectorate in 1898. his many attainments making- him particularly suited to the position. He became senior inspector in 1917, ,and retired in 1924., Mr Bakewell was a member of the Vic-' toria College Council, a member of the University Senate, a member of the Council of Education, and was a member of the Wellington Hospital Board about 10 years ago. .