Ormond Wilson | |
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Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Rangitikei | |
In office 1935–1938 | |
Preceded by | Alexander Stuart |
Succeeded by | Edward Gordon |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Palmerston North | |
In office 1946–1949 | |
Preceded by | Joe Hodgens |
Succeeded by | Blair Tennent |
Personal details | |
Born | 18 November 1907 Bulls, New Zealand |
Died | 17 April 1988 Wellington, New Zealand | (aged 80)
Political party | Labour Party |
Spouse(s) | Margery Wace (m. 1940; d. 1944) Rosamond Russell (née Rolleston) (m. 1946; d. 1980) |
Relations | Frank Wilson (son) Frank Rolleston (father-in-law) James Wilson (grandfather) John Davies Ormond (grandfather) James Wilson (great-uncle) |
Alma mater | Lincoln College, Oxford |
George Hamish Ormond Wilson CMG (18 November 1907 – 17 April 1988) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament representing the Labour Party, farmer, author and Chairman of the Historic Places Trust. He donated 30 acres of bush and his homestead to the Crown, which is now administered by the Manawatū District Council.