# William Newsham Blair

> British born New Zealand engineer, surveyor and researcher into New Zealand timbers (1841-1891)

**Wikidata**: [Q8016101](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8016101)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Newsham_Blair)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-newsham-blair


## References

1. The Pioneer Land Surveyors of New Zealand
2. [Source](http://www.nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz/newsletter/NZBotSoc-2001-63.pdf)
3. Virtual International Authority File
4. [Source](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/AJHR1873-I.2.3.3.6)