Harry Manoy

Henry Manoy (24 November 1879 – 15 December 1954) was a New Zealand merchant and sports administrator. He served as president of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union from 1927 to 1928.

Early life and family

Manoy was born in Napier in 1879, the son of Jewish Russian storekeeeper and merchant Abraham Manoy and Australian-born Maria Moss.[1][2] They moved to Motueka in 1882,[1] and Manoy was educated at Nelson College from 1894 to 1896.[3] After 10 years working in Wellington and South Africa, he returned to Motueka, where he joined his father to form A. Manoy and Sons, a general merchants company.[1] His brother Lionel's second wife was the painter Mina Arndt.[1]

Sports administration

Manoy was a strong advocate for the formation of the Golden Bay-Motueka Rugby Union,[4] and went on to serve as that union's president.[1] He was elected president of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union in 1927 for a one-year term, and was also active as a foundation member of the Motueka golf and bowling clubs, and as an official of the Motueka athletics club.[1]

Death

Manoy died in Motueka in 1954. He had never married.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Manoy, Henry and Manoy, Lionel". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Russians, Ukrainians and Baltic peoples". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture & Heritage. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition (CD-ROM).
  4. ↑ "Personal matters". Evening Post. 27 May 1920. p. 2. Retrieved 20 March 2015.


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