Myer Caselberg (1841 – 23 June 1922) was a

New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...

storekeeper, businessman and local politician. He was born in Gaorah, Poland in 1841. He was

Mayor of Masterton The mayor of Masterton is the head of the municipal government of Masterton, New Zealand, and presides over the Masterton District Council. The mayor is directly elected using First Past the Post. The mayor is assisted by the deputy mayor of Mas ...

from 1886 to 1888.

Wairarapa Farmers Co-operative Association

Caselberg formed this company in 1892 with a capital of £100,000. It was formed to own his existing businesses. By 1908 it was the largest inland trading organisation in the North Island of New Zealand. Principally a

stock and station agency Stock and station agencies are businesses which provide a support service to the agricultural community. Their staff who deal with clients are known as stock and station agents.In his book Simon Ville states: "The term stock and station agent is v ...

, its activities included eight retail stores, cheese and butter factories, motor vehicle dealerships etc. WFCA was acquired by

Wright Stephenson Wright Stephenson was a stock and station agency founded in Dunedin, New Zealand, in 1861. Foundation and development The business was begun in 1861 as Wright, Robertson & Co by partners John Wright and Robert Robertson as a result of a popul ...

in 1959 and is now part of PGG Wrightson.

Family life

Caselberg was married twice. In 1868 he married Frances Marks, who died aged 47 in 1890. Two years after Frances's death he married Rosetta Victoria Keesing. Rosetta survived her husband, dying in 1941 at the age of 80 or 81.Residents - Bolton Street Cemetery
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External links

*YouTub
Pictorial history of the W.F.C.A. Building Pahiatua 1896 to 2015

References

1841 births 1922 deaths New Zealand stock and station agents New Zealand businesspeople New Zealand people of Polish-Jewish descent Jewish New Zealand politicians Polish emigrants to New Zealand Emigrants from the Russian Empire to New Zealand Mayors of Masterton {{NewZealand-mayor-stub