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William Massey

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Head and shoulders portrait of William Massey (1856-1925), circa 1920.

William Massey is our second-longest serving leader. Although he was reviled by the left for crushing workers in 1913 with his ‘Massey’s Cossacks’ (strike-breakers), his legacy is being re-evaluated.

Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/1-001538-F
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

How to cite this page

William Massey, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/william-massey, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated