Sir Joseph William Allan Heenan KBE (17 January 1888 – 11 October 1951) was a New Zealand law draftsman, senior public servant, administrator and writer. He was born in Greymouth, New Zealand, on 17 January 1888.[1]
Heenan was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal in 1935.[2] In the 1937 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire,[3] and the 1949 King's Birthday Honours, he was promoted to Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, in recognition of his service as under-secretary of Internal Affairs.[4]