Author: W. N. Blair
Alternate names: William Newsham Blair; William Newsham Blair British born New Zealand engineer, surveyor and researcher into New Zealand timbers (1841-1891); Blair, W. N. (William Newsham), 1840-1891; Blair, W. N., 1840-1891
Born: 1841
Died: 1891
Bio: William Newsham Blair M.Inst.C.E. (10 August 1841 – 4 May 1891), was a New Zealand engineer and surveyor.[1] He was born in Kilmeny, Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland on 10 August 1841.[2] He was in the service of the Provincial Government of Otago from 1864 to 1865 whereupon he became district engineer in the Public Works Department of New Zealand in 1871, Engineer-in-charge of the Middle Island in 1878, and Assistant Engineer-in-Chief for the colony in 1884. In 1890 Mr. Blair was appointed Engineer-in-chief, and died on 4 May 1891.[3] -Wikipedia