George Edwin Lisle Alderton CMG (11 January 1888 – 20 August 1969) was a New Zealand naval officer and diplomat. He served as the New Zealand High Commissioner to Australia from 1950 to 1958.
Lisle Alderton | |
|---|---|
| 3rd High Commissioner of New Zealand to Australia | |
| In office 31 August 1950 – 1 April 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Barclay |
| Succeeded by | Fred Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 January 1888 Whangārei, New Zealand |
| Died | 20 August 1969 (aged 81) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Political party | National |
| Spouse |
Kathleen Bronwen Lewis Leonard
(m. 1945) |
| Relatives | George Alderton (father) |
| Alma mater | Auckland University College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Royal New Zealand Navy |
| Years of service | 1916–1919, 1939–45 |
| Rank |  Commander |
| Battles/wars | |
Biography
editAlderton was born in 1888 at Whangārei, the son of George Alderton. He was educated at Whangarei High School and Auckland Grammar School.[1] He was also a provincial hockey representative for Auckland.[2] He attended Auckland University College and worked as a lawyer and was a partner in an Auckland legal firm.[1]
He served in the navy in World War I and again in World War II. In 1933 he became chairman of the Transport Appeal Board and chairman of the Transport Co-ordination Board from 1934 to 1936.[2] He was a foundation member of the National Party and in 1936 he was elected chairman of the National Party's Auckland provincial executive.[3] In 1945 he married Kathleen Bronwen Lewis Leonard.[1]
In 1950 he was appointed as New Zealand High Commissioner to Australia serving until 1958.[4] In the 1954 New Year Honours he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.[5]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c Simpson 1956, p. 32.
- ^ a b "High Commissioners – Canada And Australia". Otago Daily Times. No. 27441. 14 July 1950. p. 6.
- ^ "National Party – Auckland Organisation". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LXXIII, no. 22496. 13 August 1936. p. 12.
- ^ "Heads of Missions List: A". New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 8 July 2006. Archived from the original on 30 September 2006.
- ^ "No. 40055". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 1 January 1954. pp. 43–45.
References
edit- Simpson, Frank Alexander (1956). Who's Who in New Zealand, 1956 (6th ed.). Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed.