Henry Alexander Rongonui Reeves^{[1, 2, 3]}

1901 - 1982  (80 years)

• Name	Henry Alexander Rongonui Reeves
  Birth	16 Dec 1901  [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Jun 1982	Auckland province, New Zealand   [3]
  Person ID	I282740898950	MacFarlane
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	William Henry Reeves,   b. Abt 1873   d. 1950 (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Winifred Proctor,   b. 5 Aug 1879, New Zealand
  Family ID	F35	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  NZ Birth 1903/13338 Henry Alexander Rongonui Reeves of Christchurch New Zealand filed a patent application with the US Patent Office on 13 July 1928 (Serial No. 292,594) for a new type of shoelace. United States Patent US1715247was granted 28 May 1929. Source: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/1715247.pdf

  
  

• Sources

  [S1027704059] Donald Featherston Macfarlane, Donald Featherston Macfarlane NZ, (Gedcom recieved as e-mail attachment 5 November 2009). [S1027704091] NZBDM Birth 1903/13338. [S1027704092] NZBDM Death 1982/32814.