Henry Keesing

Henry Keesing (31 December 1791 – 10 May 1879) was a New Zealand shopkeeper, financier and community leader. He was born as Hartog ben Tobias / Hartog Zwi Tobias Keesing in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 31 December 1791, but changed his name to Hartog Tobias Keesing in 1811, and later anglicised his first name to Henry.[1]

References

  1. ^ Agnew, A. Agnew and R. "Henry Keesing". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.


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