Henry Alexander Rongonui Reeves

1901 - 1982  (80 years)

• Name	Henry Alexander Rongonui Reeves  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	16 Dec 1901  [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Jun 1982	Auckland province, New Zealand   [3]
  Person ID	I29607	CMW Most Recent 2026_0429
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

• 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

  [S2995] Donald Featherston Macfarlane, Donald Featherston Macfarlane NZ, (Name: Gedcom recieved as e-mail attachment 5 November 2009;). [S3027] NZBDM Birth 1903/13338. [S3028] NZBDM Death 1982/32814.