1 8 8 9 . ▁ ▁Public ▁service ▁He ▁was ▁noted ▁for ▁listening ▁to ▁the ▁concerns ▁of ▁others ▁and ▁helping ▁those ▁in ▁need . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁An cient ▁Order ▁of ▁Forest ers ▁and ▁support ive ▁of ▁other ▁friendly ▁soci eties . ▁ ▁Death ▁Le vest am ▁had ▁been ▁working ▁in ▁his ▁shop ▁on ▁Col ling wood ▁Street . ▁He ▁head ed ▁home ▁and ▁once ▁there ▁compla ined ▁of ▁ch est ▁p ains . ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁bed ▁at ▁ 9 pm ▁and ▁sle pt ▁sound ly ▁till ▁about ▁ 1 0 pm ▁when ▁he ▁a wo ke ▁and ▁almost ▁immediately ▁was ▁seized ▁with ▁a ▁f ain ting ▁fit , ▁from ▁which ▁however ▁he ▁recovered ▁conscious ness ▁shortly ▁before ▁ 1 1 ▁pm . ▁Le vest am ▁asked ▁wife ▁" Where ▁am ▁I ". ▁She ▁told ▁him ▁she ▁had ▁sent ▁for ▁the ▁doctor . ▁He ▁replied ▁" Oh ▁don ' t ▁do ▁that , ▁I ▁am ▁better ▁now " ▁then ▁s ank ▁back ▁on ▁his ▁pill ow ▁and ▁died . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁well ▁off ▁when ▁he ▁died ▁and ▁concern ▁was ▁expressed ▁about ▁his ▁family ' s ▁financial ▁state . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 3 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 8 9 ▁death s ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : Dan ish ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁MP s ▁for ▁South ▁Island ▁elect or ates ▁Category : 1 9 th - century