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Harry Manoy

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Harry Manoy
President of the New Zealand Rugby Union
In office
5 May 1927 – 3 May 1928
Preceded byCecil McDavitt
Succeeded byGeorge Maddison
Personal details
Born
Henry Manoy

(1879-11-24)24 November 1879
Napier, New Zealand
Died15 December 1954(1954-12-15) (aged 75)
Motueka, New Zealand
RelativesMina Arndt (sister-in-law)
EducationNelson College
OccupationMerchant

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

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Manoy was born in Napier in 1879, the son of Jewish Russian storekeeper 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

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Markwell, Carol; Manoy, John P.R. "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.