Sir Hugh John Dyke Acland

Category Three: Nationally Recognised Notable New Zealanders

KBE JP

Date of birth

17 January 1904

Parents

Sir Hugh Thomas Dyke Acland KT CMG FRCS and Evelyn Mary Acland (nee Ovans)

Married

Katherine Wilder Ormond 1935 (daughter of JP Ormond), Hawkes Bay

Children

Three sons and three daughters

Died

26 January 1981 at Mount Peel, Peel Forest, South Canterbury

Education

  • Waihi School
  • Christs' College

Honours

  • KBE (1968) JP

Positions held

  • Chairman New Zealand Wool Board 1960-72, member 1947-73
  • Vice Chairman International War Secretariat
  • Member of Parliament – Temuka Electorate 1942-46
  • Member South Canterbury Hospital Board 1940-59
  • Farmer – Mount Peel Station
  • Geraldine County Council 1934-43

Last updated: 16 Sep 2021