| Arthur Bates | |
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| Birth: | 25 October 1881 Liverpool, England, UK |
| Death: | 19 January 1992 Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand |
| Age: | 110 years, 86 days |
| Country: |  UK  NZL
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Arthur Henry Bates (25 October 1881 – 19 January 1992) was a British-New Zealand supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Arthur Bates was born in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom on 25 October 1881. In 1892, he emigrated to New Zealand with his parents and siblings on the ship 'Kaikoura'. He moved to Australia just before the Napier earthquake of 1931 to start a trucking business over there, but returned to New Zealand after it failed and moved to Napier's Parkview home in 1966. He was a fan of cricket and loved to use the radio and tune into cricket. At the age of 109, he could still walk unaided and had a sharp mind despite his sight and hearing failing a bit. Every year on his birthday, he would tell reporters to 'not get married'. On 17 May 1989, following the death of 109-year-old Lillian Hickmott, he became the oldest (known) living person in New Zealand.
Arthur Bates died in Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand on 19 January 1992 at the age of 110 years, 86 days. He was the first (and only) male supercentenarian from New Zealand, as well as the second ever supercentenarian from New Zealand, after Parewahawaha Ranginui Leonard.
References[]
- 2011 validations, Gerontology Research Group
- 109 not out! says Arthur Bates Dominion Sunday Times, 25 November 1990
- Kiwi turns 110 The Age, 26 November 1991
- Death date mention
| New Zealand's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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Christopher Murray • Alexander Hughes • Maxwell Wallenstein • Wesley Firth • Frederick Fox • David Orange • Thomas Salmon • Allan Watkins • Edward Leigh • Arthur Bates • William Swensson • Charles Campbell • Hubert Harden • William Hayes • James Hill • Lawrence Blyth • Bright Williams • Cecil Hamilton • Ernest Ryland • Trevor Henry • Harold Clark • Dudley Sainsbury • Taiwung Yu Hoi • Harry Andrews • Ian Chirnside • Bob Edwards • Howard Buss • Ronald Hermanns • Bill Mitchell • Laurence Reynolds • Jack Coe • James Easton |