Hugh Acland (surgeon)

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Acland in 1940

Sir Hugh Thomas Dyke Acland

CBE
(10 September 1874 – 15 April 1956) was a New Zealand surgeon.

Early life

He was born in 1874 in Christchurch.

New Zealand Medical Corps for World War I and survived the sinking of the SS Marquette in 1915.[2]

In 1924, Acland bought Chippenham Lodge in Browns Road, St Albans, which had previously belonged to John Evans Brown.[3] His family lived there for the rest of his life.[1]

Local politics

Acland was elected to the North Canterbury Hospital Board in 1927 and remained a member for the following 17 years.[2] He contested the election for Mayor of Christchurch in 1935 and was narrowly beaten by the incumbent, Labour's Dan Sullivan.[1] The election attracted nationwide attention, as Christchurch was a Labour-stronghold and due to Acland's widespread popularity, it was regarded as a test whether Labour could potentially win the November 1935 general election (which it did).[4] Acland was elected as a councillor to Christchurch City Council in 1936 and served until 1941.[1]

Honours and awards

In 1917, Acland was appointed an additional

Companion of the Order of the British Empire, also for war services.[6] Acland was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 1933 King's Birthday Honours.[7] In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal,[8] and in 1953 he received the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[9]

Death and commemoration

Acland died in 1956 at Chippenham Lodge.[1] Acland Avenue in Avonside is named for Acland.[10] This short cul-de-sac is located in the residential red zone.[11]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Maling, Peter B. "Acland, Hugh Thomas Dyke". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b Welch 2015, p. 35.
  3. ^ "Chippenham Lodge". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  4. ^ Welch 2015, p. 36.
  5. ^ "No. 13125". The Edinburgh Gazette. 10 August 1917. p. 1604.
  6. ^ "No. 31377". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1919. p. 7005.
  7. ^ "No. 33946". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1933. p. 3800.
  8. ^ "Official jubilee medals". The Evening Post. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Coronation Medal" (PDF). Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette. No. 37. 3 July 1953. pp. 1021–1035. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  10. ^ Harper, Margaret. "Christchurch Street Names A" (PDF). Christchurch City Libraries. p. 7. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  11. ^ "CERA Map". Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.

References

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  • Welch, David (June 2015). Chippenham Lodge: Linked in History. Christchurch: Heartwood Community Inc. Te Ngakau O Te Rakau.
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