Thomas Chippendale Chippendale brought out the first edition of the "Director". Rannie and his bookkeeper, Thomas Haig, probably looked after the finances of the business. His wife, Catherine, died in 1772. After James Rannie died in 1766, Thomas Haig seems to have borrowed £2,000 from Rannie's widow, which he used to become Chippendale's partner. One of Rannie's executors, Henry Ferguson, became a third partner and so the business became Chippendale, Haig and Co. Thomas Chippendale (Junior) took over the business in 1776 allowing his father to retire. He moved to what was then called Lob's Fields (now known as Derry Street) in
First Shadow Cabinet of Bill English First Shadow Cabinet of Bill English New Zealand political leader Bill English assembled a "shadow cabinet" within the National Party caucus after his election to the position of Leader of the Opposition in 2001 unopposed. He composed this of individuals who acted for the party as spokespeople in assigned roles while he was Leader of the Opposition (2001–2003). As the National Party formed the largest party not in government at the time, the frontbench team was as a result the Official Opposition within the New Zealand House of Representatives. The list below contains a list of English's shadow ministers and