Background
Manoy was born in Napier in 1879, the son of Jewish Russian storekeeeper and merchant Abraham Manoy and Australian-born Maria Moss.
Manoy was born in Napier in 1879, the son of Jewish Russian storekeeeper and merchant Abraham Manoy and Australian-born Maria Moss.
He served as president of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union from 1927 to 1928. They moved to Motueka in 1882, and Manoy was educated at Nelson College from 1894 to 1896. Manoy was a strong advocate for the formation of the Golden Bay-Motueka Rugby Union, and went on to serve as that union"s president
Manoy died in Motueka in 1954.
He had never married.