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William Larnach
William James Mudie Larnach (27 January 1833 – 12 October 1898) was a New Zealand businessman and politician. He is known for building Larnach Castle and for his suicide.
== Early career ==
Larnach was born in the Hunter Region, north of Sydney, Australia, the son of John Larnach, a station owner and Emily (née Mudie). His early work was in farming and gold-digging, but he later gained employment with the Bank of New South Wales, and eventually became a branch manager. He married Eliza Jane Guise in 1859.
In 1866, he took a position as general manager of the Bank of Otago, based in Dunedin, New Zealand. He soon became quite prosperous, gathering large amounts of money through land speculation, farming investments, and a timber business. Between 1873 and 1887, Larnach constructed a large mansion, on the ridge of Otago Peninsula. Originally named "The Camp" by Larnach, it is now known as "Larnach Castle". Larnach himself took up residence in 1874.
Although Larnach's property investments performed well, he was less successful in his banking career. The Bank of Otago's decline, which Larnach had been employed to reverse, continued unabated, and the Bank was eventually bought by the National Bank of New Zealand. The new owners were critical of Larnach's management, and accused him of dishonourable dealings — in 1884, this broke out into a public feud.
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