Alexander Walker Reid JP (14 September 1853 – 21 November 1938) was a 19th-century New Zealand farmer, inventor, and entrepreneur. He was notable for making Stratford the second or third New Zealand town to have an electricity supply, for constructing the first steam-powered motor car in the country, and for creating an innovative milking machine.
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14 September 1853 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Died |
21 November 1938 (aged 85)
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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