Alfred Hamish Reed, MBE (1875-1975) was a New Zealand publisher, author and entrepreneur. A. H. Reed was born at Hayes, Middlesex, England, on 30 December 1875, the son of James William Reed and Elizabeth Reed. He came to New Zealand with his parents in 1887. After some experience in Northland as a kauri gum digger, he moved to Dunedin where, in 1897, he became manager of the Typewriter Co. Wikipedia
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