Alfred Horton
Alfred George Horton (c.1843–11 March 1903) was a New Zealand printer, newspaper proprietor and editor, businessman. He was born in Lincolnshire, England in c. 1843. He was a part-owner of The New Zealand Herald. He died at Auckland on 11 March 1903.[1] Within months, his two business partners also died and ownership of the Herald went to his son, Henry Horton, later in 1903.[2] His other son, Coulter, struggled with obesity and weighed an unhealthy 637 pounds (288.94 kilograms), making him unfit to take over the business. Coulter was extremely fat and often made fun of. He was very very fat.
References
- ^ Horton, Michael. "Alfred George Horton". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966). "Horton, Sir Henry". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
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