William Henry Macey

William Henry Macey was a photographer who served two terms as mayor of Blenheim.

Biography

Macey was born in 1850 in Islington, London to William and Elizabeth Macey. Arriving in New Zealand in the year 1857,
he soon went to Marlborough where he was apprenticed by photographer William Collie.

Photography

Macey's opened his photography studio in Market Place, Blenheim, in 1878, and expanded to Picton and Havelock in 1902. He produced high-end prints, often using silver or gold trim and lettering.