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Sir Harold Beauchamp (15 November 1858 – 5 October 1938) was a New Zealand businessman and later two times chairman of the Bank of New Zealand. He is remembered as the father of author Katherine Mansfield.
- British subject
- Arthur Beauchamp
- Katherine Mansfield
- Elizabeth von Arnim (cousin)
1858–1938. Businessman, banker, philanthropist. This biography, written by Roberta Nicholls, was first published in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography in 1993. Harold Beauchamp was born at Ararat, Victoria, Australia, on 15 November 1858, the son of Arthur Beauchamp, an auctioneer, and his wife, Mary Elizabeth Stanley.
Beauchamp was born in Australia in 1858. He came to New Zealand in 1861 with his family, settling in Picton. Moving to Wellington in 1876 Beauchamp soon became one of the city's leading businessmen. He was a member of the BNZ board from 1898 - 1935 and Chairman from 1907 - 1912, 1913 - 1922 and 1934.
Sir Harold Beauchamp (15 November 1858 – 5 October 1938) was a New Zealand banker, and is remembered as the father of author Katherine Mansfield. Harold Beauchamp was born at Ararat, Victoria, Australia, on 15 November 1858, the son of Arthur Beauchamp, an auctioneer, and his wife, Mary Elizabeth Stanley.
Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp is born to Annie Dyer and Harold Beauchamp, residing at 11 Tinakori Rd, Wellington, New Zealand, “a little land with no history.” She will be one of six children. 1895
Katherine Mansfield's father, Harold Beauchamp, had this house built for his family in 1888. When he purchased the lease for the land in 1887, it stipulated that he build "a good and substantial house of the value of £400 at the least...with materials of the best description."
BEAUCHAMP, Sir Harold. (1858–1939). Bank director, company director, and general merchant. A new biography of Beauchamp, Harold appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site.
