▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : L ead ers ▁of ▁political ▁parties ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁Kn ights ▁Bach elor ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Lower ▁H utt ▁Category : V ict oria ▁University ▁of ▁Well ington ▁al umn i ▁Category : Uns u ccess ful ▁candidates ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁New ▁Zealand ▁general ▁election ▁Category : Pe ople ▁educated ▁at ▁Na ena e ▁College ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁Party ▁polit icians ▁Category : Bus iness people ▁awarded ▁kn ighth ood s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁New ▁Zealand ▁business people ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁New ▁Zealand ▁business people <0x0A> </s> ▁William ▁Ham ond ▁Bar th ol ome w ▁( 3 0 ▁January ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁– ▁ 1 9 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 9 ) ▁was ▁an ▁engineer ▁in ▁West ▁York shire , ▁England ▁who ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁A ire ▁and ▁Cal der ▁Navigation ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁and ▁invent ed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁improvements ▁in ▁coal - hand ling ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁Go ole ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁exp or ters ▁of ▁coal ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁His ▁father , ▁Thomas ▁Ham ond ▁Bar th ol ome w , ▁was ▁the ▁chief ▁engineer ▁of ▁the ▁A ire ▁and ▁Cal der ▁Navigation , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁transport ▁hub ▁of ▁the ▁expand ing ▁York shire ▁industry ▁based ▁on ▁Le eds , ▁She