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Samuel Horouta Emery (1885 – 20 April 1967) was a New Zealand labourer, farmer, rugby player, storekeeper, carrier, businessman, local politician. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngati Mahuta, Ngati Maniapoto, Ngati Pukeko and Waikato iwi. He was born in Kakepuku, Waikato, New Zealand, on 1885.[1]
In 1953, Emery was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[2]
References
- ^ Hunia, Cushla Parekowhai and John Himiona. "Samuel Horouta Emery". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 412. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
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