Edward Joshua "King" Riddiford (7 August 1842 – 2 May 1911) was a New Zealand runholder. He was born in Hutt Valley, Wellington, New Zealand in 1842.[1]
He married Eleanor Caroline (Nellie) Bunny (1860–1938) on 3 October 1878 at St James' Church in Lower Hutt. She was the daughter of the politician Henry Bunny.[1]
Riddiford died at Longburn of a heart attack in 1911.[1] He was described as New Zealand's only millionaire.[2][3][4]
He was survived by his wife, who later died when hit by a van.[5][6][7][8]
A grandson, Sir William O'Brien Lindsay, was Chief Justice of the Sudan.[9]
A granddaughter, Jocelyn Vogel, had Vogel House built in Lower Hutt.[10]
^ abcNicholls, Roberta. "Edward Joshua Riddiford". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
^"Obituary". Fielding Star in Papers Past. 3 May 1911.
^"Funeral". Dominion in Papers Past. 6 May 1911.
^"Death". The Evening Post. 3 May 1911 – via Papers Past.
^"Eleanor Caroline 'Nellie' Bunny". MacFarlane Families and Connected Clans Genealogies. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
^"Death". Poverty Bay Herald in Papers Past. 15 June 1938.
^"Inquest". Otago Daily Times in Papers Past. 18 June 1938.
^"Photo". Auckland Star in Papers Past. 18 June 1938.
^"Sir William O'Brien 'Wob' Lindsay" – Clan MacFarlane and associated clans genealogy. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
^"Vogel House, Cottage and Grounds". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
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