Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1897, Wellington

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Warburton, Arthur & Co. (Arthur Warburton) Sharebrokers, Financial Agents, Valuators, Land, Estate, and General Commission Agents, 44 Lambton Quay, Wellington. Telegraphic Address, “Warburton, Wellington.” Telephones, office 74, private residence, 311. P.O. Box 48. Bankers, Bank of New Zealand and National Bank of New Zealand. Private residence, 50 Thorndon Quay. Mr. Warburton established the above business in 1883. For some years prior to that time he had been manager of the Bank of New Zealand, Te Aro, Wellington, a position of influence, in which he had not only gained much valuable experience and financial knowledge, but had also made an extensive business acquaintance, which formed a ready nucleus of his present connection. The premises of Messrs. Warburton and Co. are most centrally situated, adjoining the Chamber of Commerce. Besides attending personally to his own business, which includes the management of a number of private estates—several of them very important ones—Mr. Warburton holds the office and performs the duties of Chairman and Managing Director of the New Zealand Times Company. He is also a director of the Wellington Woollen Company, acts as attorney for absentees, holds a seat on the Council of the University College for the Midde Island of New Zealand, and is a Governor of the Wellington College and Girls' High School. Mr. Warburton was born in Wellington. He is the brother of the Public Trustee, and therefore a son of Mr. T. K. Warburton, now living -in quiet retirement, but still well remembered as a business man of the early days, and who is referred to as a prominent colonist. Mr. Arthur Warburton was educated at the Church of England School, under Mr. Toomath and Mr. Finnimoxe. In 1863 he was appointed to the staff of the Bank of New South Wales, as iunior clerk. and remained in the service of the Bank some fourteen years, passing through all stages to the position of branch manager at Feilding. In 1877 the managership of the Te Aro Branch of the Bank of New Zealand was offered to Mr. Warburton, which he accepted, and held for six years, when he resigned to enter into his present business. Mr. Warburton was more than ordinarily popular as a banker; and no doubt his kindly disposition, high principle, and excellent business capacity, which so early brought him to the front in banking, are responsible for the well-merited success of his own business. In 1879, Mr. Warburton was married to Miss Lucena, daughter of the late Mr. William Lancaster Lucena, for many years a prosperous settler of the Wairarapa. Their family consists of one daughter and two sons. Mr. and Mrs. Warburton were married on the margin of the Wairarapa Lake, -where was situated Mr. Lucena's principal station. The recent settlement of this lake question has vastly increased the value of this portion of the property which Mr. Lucena left to his family.