Geoffrey Nevill (resident commissioner)

Geoffrey Nevill
OBE JP
Resident Commissioner of the Cook Islands
In office
1952–1961
Preceded byWilliam Tailby
Succeeded byOliver Dare
Resident Commissioner of the Chatham Islands
In office
1950–1952
Personal details
Born(1900-10-31)31 October 1900
New Zealand
Died22 October 1972(1972-10-22) (aged 71)

Geoffrey Nevill OBE JP (31 October 1900 – 22 October 1972) was a New Zealand public servant who served as Resident Commissioner of the Chatham Islands and Cook Islands between 1950 and 1961.

Biography

Born on 31 October 1900, Nevill was the son of Henry Guy Nevill and Rosa Louisa Nevill (née Bull).[1] The younger brother of Arthur Nevill, Chief of the New Zealand Air Force between 1946 and 1951, he attended school in Australia and Auckland Grammar School.[2] He was appointed Resident Commissioner of the Chatham Islands in February 1950, serving until 1952 when he became Resident Commissioner of the Cook Islands.[2] He remained in post until retiring in January 1961,[3] and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1961 New Year Honours.[4]

Nevill died on 22 October 1972.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Birth search: registration number 1900/18266". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "For Cook Is". Pacific Islands Monthly. January 1952. p. 21. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  3. ^ "New Cook Islands appointment". Pacific Islands Monthly. October 1960. p. 22. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  4. ^ "No. 42233". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 December 1960. p. 8928.
  5. ^ "Mr Geoffrey Nevill". Pacific Islands Monthly. December 1972. p. 125. Retrieved 20 February 2020.