FARMER GILES
ORIGIN OF THE NAME Few people know how it was that a farmer gained this popular nickname. It appears that about a hundred and sixty years ago, Bickerstaffe, the playwright, produced tho “Maid of the Mill,” a drama very popular at the time. In this, one of tho characters was a “Farmer Giles,” a typical countryman, and the name caught on. A little later tho name was bestowed upon King George the Third, who was called “Farmer Giles” because of his love of country life, and dislike of courts and cities. From then w v e liave invariably spoken of the farmer or other countryman as * ‘ Ciiles,’ ‘
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19437, 24 October 1925, Page 17 (Supplement)
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109FARMER GILES Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19437, 24 October 1925, Page 17 (Supplement)
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