Harvey Turner

For the American legislator and jurist, see Harvey G. Turner.

Sir Harvey Turner CBE (11 September 1889 – 31 December 1983) was a New Zealand auctioneer, horticultural wholesaler and distributor, and businessman. He was born in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1889.[1]

In the 1953 Coronation Honours, Turner was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.[2] He was appointed a Knight Bachelor, for services to the fruit and produce industry, in the 1967 New Year Honours.[3] He died in Auckland in 1983,[1] and was buried at Purewa Cemetery.[4]

In 2005, Turner was posthumously inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b McClure, Margaret. "Harvey Turner". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  2. ^ "No. 39866". The London Gazette (4th supplement). 1 June 1953. p. 3004.
  3. ^ "No. 44212". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 1 January 1967. p. 43.
  4. ^ "Burial and cremation details". Purewa Cemetery & Crematorium. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Past laureates". Business Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 February 2023.


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