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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Mr. Edward Howard Lee, Third Engineer of the s.s. “Tongariro,” was born in London in 1863, and educated in that city. He served his apprenticeship at the Hamilton Iron Works, Liverpool, and then returned to London, working as journeyman for Messrs. Simpson and Company, of Pimlico. He first went to sea in the service of the Peninsular and Oriental Company in 1883, and was for eight years in that Company's employ. He joined the New Zealand Shipping Company in 1895. He is a member of the Skelmsdale Lodge of Freemasons.