Richard Skinner

Name
Richard Skinner

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Background

Henry Richard Wain Skinner (12 February 1923 - 25 May 2013), who was known as ‘Richard Skinner’, was a prominent Dunedin businessman as well as an important tourism and heritage advocate for the city. He was a former member of the Otago Museum Trust Board and was also involved with the Otago Peninsula Trust Committee. He operated a small tourism company, which he successfully used to promote cruise ship tourism for Dunedin. Other important contributions to the community were the support he provided to fence off the albatross colony and helping to establish the Taieri Gorge Railway.

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Historical or notable people

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Male

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