George Harper (lawyer)
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Sir George Harper was an English-born New Zealand lawyer. From a large family, he was a son of the inaugural bishop of Christchurch, Henry Harper, and he arrived in Christchurch in 1858 at age 15, two
Harper in the 1920s
Portrait of Harper painted by Archibald Nicoll in 1932
Leonard Harper (politician)
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Leonard Harper was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Canterbury, New Zealand.
George Harper (lawyer)
…father. He completed his education in Christchurch and farmed for a few years before commencing law. Embroiled in an embezzlement case by his brother Leonard, he was bankrupted and removed from the bar for five years. After readmission, he set up his own practice. Like his parents, he had a large family…
Harper, ca. 1890s