biography

=My study is on :bill gallager who invented the electric fence when a horse wandered into the shed and brushed against their car, Bill connected the motorcycle’s magneto to a triggering device, which electrified the car and gave the horse a shock when he rubbed up against the car. bill Gallagher was born at Hamilton on 17 May 1911, the first of six children of Alfred John Gallagher and his wife, Sarah Matilda Clow.. .After the war he expanded from the garage at his Seddon Road residence into a workshop on a rear section. His two brothers worked with him until 1950 and together they designed a spinning top-dresser. The firm undertook general repair work, manufactured the popular battery-powered electric-fence units, and also made cow bails, hay barns and cattle-stops. He had met Millicent May Murray through church activities at Te Puke, and they were married there on 29 April 1936. By 1927 bill Gallagher was technically insolvent, and after a breakdown in his health, he divorced his wife and emigrated to Australia in 1929. Bill and his brother Henry now became responsible for the farm. Bill’s share from the sale of the Bay of Plenty property provided the deposit for 98 acres at Horsham Downs, near Horotiu.= =Bill Gallagher died from cancer at Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, on 8 August 1990, and was buried at Hamilton Park cemetery, Newstead. At Assisi Home and Hospital in Matangi he repaired wheelchairs, redesigned the boiler system, advised on a gas system and installed emergency lighting. Gallagher exhibited a lively sense of humour and enjoyed clever jokes, despite his strict Christian beliefs. bill Gallagher was born at Hamilton on 17 May 1911, the first of six children of Alfred John Gallagher and his wife, Sarah Matilda Clow..= =During a 1940 visit to Wellington, Bill Gallagher was offered a short-lived job making gas-producers and electric fences. In retirement Gallagher invented a hoist for transferring hospital patients between bed, bath and wheelchair.He disapproved of alcohol and swearing in the workplace. A slightly built man, he led a modest and unassuming lifestyle.beforeafterhe looks old=