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William Blomfield

William Blomfield, New Zealand cartoonist and politician (died 1938)

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Born
April 1, 1866
Died
March 2, 1938
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1866

About William Blomfield

William Blomfield (1 April 1866 – 2 March 1938) was a New Zealand cartoonist and local politician. He was born in Auckland, New Zealand on 1 April 1866. Between 1914 and 1921 he was the second Mayor of Takapuna. He produced cartoons for various publications including the Observer (later the New Zealand Observer), the New Zealand Herald, and Free Lance. He produced cartoons for the Observer from 1887 until shortly before his death in 1938. He was also a part-owner of the Observer from 1892. In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. Search for work by William Blomfield on DigitalNZ.

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William Blomfield timeline

  1. William Blomfield (1 April 1866 – 2 March 1938) was a New Zealand cartoonist and local politician.
  2. In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.

The world when William Blomfield was born

William Blomfield was born in 1866. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1866

  • Best-selling bookCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineReconstruction era begins in the South
  • Technology milestoneTransatlantic telegraph cable successfully laid
  • World population~1.46B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderAndrew Johnson
  • U.S. population34.0M

1866 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in William Blomfield's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18662026
Population34.0M341 million

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