Alfred Hancock Witherow

Alfred Hancock Witherow (25 February 1872 – 10 September 1948) was a New Zealand-born Fijian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Council between 1908 and 1911.

He emigrated to Fiji in 1894 and initially grew sugar cane in Rewa.

[1] He later switched to growing bananas and became a major exporter to Australia and New Zealand, before concentrating on dairy farming.

[1] He married Lily Bailey in 1904, with whom he had two sons and four daughters.

Witherow died at his home in Waila in Rewa in September 1948 at the age of 76.