Alan Mulgan

Alan Mulgan
OBE
Mulgan in 1926
Born(1881-05-18)18 May 1881
Katikati, New Zealand
Died29 August 1962(1962-08-29) (aged 81)
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Known forJournalist, writer and broadcaster
SpouseMarguerita Blomfield Pickmere
Children3
RelativesEdward Mulgan (father)
John Mulgan (son)

Alan Edward Mulgan OBE (18 May 1881 – 29 August 1962) was a New Zealand journalist, writer and broadcaster. He was born in Katikati, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, of Protestant Irish parents,[1] on 18 May 1881,[2] and died in Lower Hutt.

Alan Mulgan and Marguerita Blomfield Mulgan passport application (1926)

In 1935, Mulgan was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[3] In the 1947 New Year Honours he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to literature, journalism and broadcasting.[4]

His father was Edward Ker Mulgan. Alan's elder son John Mulgan was also a writer and journalist.

  1. ^ John O'Leary, Alan Mulgan 1881-1962, p32, Kōtare 7, no. 2 (2008)
  2. ^ Jones, Lawrence. "Alan Edward Mulgan". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. Vol. CXIX, no. 105. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  4. ^ "No. 37836". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1947. p. 32.