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Wigram became aware of the potential of aviation during a visit to
England in 1908. Unsuccessful at persuading the New Zealand Government to become involved in aviation, he formed a private flying school in Christchurch in 1915. This was the second in the country, the Walsh brothers having opened the
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Sockburn was renamed
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and a shipping company, ill-health led him to emigrate to New
Zealand, where he arrived in 1883. He returned to England briefly in 1885 in order to marry Agnes Vernon Sullivan. They had no children, and Agnes survived Henry by 23 years, dying in 1957.
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301:(NZ) and at his own expense purchased three Caudron biplanes from Britain. The aim of the school was to train pilots for the war, to promote aviation in local defence and to pioneer commercial aviation.
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Wigram was also one of the founders of the
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Burials at St Peter's Church
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188:Early life and business
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1602:† Elected unopposed
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1633:1934 deaths
1628:1857 births
1186:annual term
1166:Phil Mauger
1151:Garry Moore
1131:Ron Guthrey
1014:Eden George
989:Aaron Ayers
961:James Gapes
843:The Shuttle
752:Hagley Park
722:Art Gallery
636:(1980–2010)
630:(1924–1980)
624:(1887–1924)
618:(1862–1887)
519:"No. 33119"
150:New Zealand
138:Nationality
72:Preceded by
1622:Categories
1156:Bob Parker
1146:Vicki Buck
1141:Hamish Hay
956:Fred Hobbs
940:Fred Hobbs
869:Isaac Luck
557:1902–1904
503:12 January
376:. May 2022
356:References
176:system in
133:6 May 1934
1058:John Hall
859:John Hall
777:Town Hall
669:City Care
628:The Civic
467:The Press
439:The Press
249:mayoralty
229:Lyttelton
194:barrister
104:In office
66:1902–1904
62:In office
52:25th
831:Services
622:Our City
380:15 March
340:(1916).
297:for his
295:Sockburn
281:Aviation
782:Tūranga
705:Red Bus
701:(89.3%)
695:(79.3%)
418:12 July
316:in the
267:by the
889:Mayors
707:(100%)
683:(100%)
677:(100%)
671:(100%)
474:10 May
446:10 May
307:Wigram
206:London
156:Spouse
147:
1333:1910†
1320:1907†
1306:1904†
1303:1903†
1300:1902†
1297:1901†
1294:1899†
1291:1898†
1288:1897†
1250:1889†
1247:1888†
1244:1887†
1236:1885†
1233:1884†
1225:1882†
1192:1875†
689:(75%)
159:Agnes
1586:2022
1581:2019
1576:2016
1571:2013
1566:2010
1561:2007
1556:2004
1551:2001
1546:1998
1541:1995
1536:1992
1531:1989
1526:1986
1521:1983
1516:1980
1511:1977
1506:1974
1501:1971
1496:1968
1491:1965
1486:1962
1481:1959
1475:1958
1470:1956
1465:1953
1460:1950
1455:1947
1450:1944
1445:1941
1440:1938
1434:1936
1429:1935
1413:1933
1408:1931
1403:1929
1398:1927
1393:1925
1388:1923
1383:1921
1378:1919
1373:1917
1368:1915
1352:1914
1347:1913
1342:1912
1337:1911
1329:1909
1324:1908
1315:1906
1310:1905
1284:1896
1279:1895
1274:1894
1269:1893
1264:1892
1259:1891
1254:1890
1240:1886
1229:1883
1221:1881
1216:1880
1211:1879
1206:1878
1201:1877
1196:1876
659:CCHL
505:2022
476:2016
448:2016
420:2012
382:2023
374:Geni
130:Died
122:Born
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