Lisle Alderton

Commander
Lisle Alderton
CMG
3rd High Commissioner of New Zealand to Australia
In office
31 August 1950 – 1 April 1958
Preceded byJim Barclay
Succeeded byFred Jones
Personal details
Born(1888-01-11)11 January 1888
Whangārei, New Zealand
Died20 August 1969(1969-08-20) (aged 81)
Auckland, New Zealand
Political partyNational
Spouse
Kathleen Bronwen Lewis Leonard
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(m. 1945)​
RelativesGeorge Alderton (father)
Alma materAuckland University College
ProfessionLawyer
Military service
Allegiance Royal New Zealand Navy
Years of service1916–1919, 1939–45
Rank Commander
Battles/wars

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.

Biography

Alderton 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

  1. ^ a b c Simpson 1956, p. 32.
  2. ^ a b "High Commissioners – Canada And Australia". Otago Daily Times. No. 27441. 14 July 1950. p. 6.
  3. ^ "National Party – Auckland Organisation". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. LXXIII, no. 22496. 13 August 1936. p. 12.
  4. ^ "Heads of Missions List: A". New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 8 July 2006. Archived from the original on 30 September 2006.
  5. ^ "No. 40055". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 1 January 1954. pp. 43–45.

References

  • Simpson, Frank Alexander (1956). Who's Who in New Zealand, 1956 (6th ed.). Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by High Commissioner to Australia
1950–1958 		Succeeded by