Jack Acland
Sir Hugh John "Jack" Dyke Acland, KBE JP (17 January 1904 – 26 January 1981) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.
Biography
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1942–1943 | 26th | Temuka | National | |
| 1943–1946 | 27th | Temuka | National | |
Acland was born in 1904 in Christchurch.[1] His parents was Sir Hugh Acland (1874–1956), a prominent surgeon in New Zealand, and Evelyn Mary Acland (née Ovans). His great-grandfather was Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Baronet. His brother-in-law was Sir John Davies Wilder Ormond. His cousin is Felicity Lusk, headmistress. He was educated at Waihi School and Christ's College.[2]
On 12 June 1935, Acland married Katherine "Kit" Wilder Ormond, daughter of John Davies Ormond, Jr. and granddaughter of John Davies Ormond, Sr. The wedding was held at St Mary's Church at Waipukurau.[3][4]
He injured his leg and spent a year in England for treatment. He worked on farms in South Canterbury, was a stockman and a driver. He worked in various jobs in Australia for some time before taking on the management of Mount Peel Station, which had been established by his grandfather, John Acland.[1][5] Due to his leg injury, he was rejected by the army.[1]
He was elected to Parliament in the Canterbury electorate of Temuka in the 1942 by-election,[6] filling the vacancy caused by the death of Thomas Burnett.[7] He was confirmed in the 1943 general election.[6] The Temuka electorate was abolished for the 1946 election, when he stood in the Timaru electorate and was defeated by the incumbent from the Labour Party, Clyde Carr.[8]
Acland gained prominence in the wool industry. He chaired the New Zealand Wool Board (1960–1972) and was vice-president of the International Wool Secretariat. He was made a Knight Commander (KBE) in 1968 for services to the wool industry. He died on 27 January 1981.[1]
In Media
- Ackland is referred to as "Celtic Jack" in the song Celtic Jack and Temuka Tom by the Lyttelton band The Eastern, from the album, The Territory.
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 Gustafson 1986, p. 295.
- ↑ "Sir Hugh John Dyke Acland" (PDF). Timaru District Council. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ↑ "Picturesque Wedding". Evening Post CXIX (138). 13 June 1935. p. 18. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ↑ "Parochial Notes". Waiapu Church Gazette 26 (7). 1 July 1935. p. 5. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ↑ A. H. McLintock, ed. (22 April 2009) [1966]. "ACLAND, John Barton Arundel". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- 1 2 Wilson 1985, p. 179.
- ↑ Gustafson 1986, p. 302.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 179, 188, 273.
References
- Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
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| Preceded by Thomas Burnett |
Member of Parliament for Temuka 1942–1946 |
Electorate abolished |
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