Sir William Jordan | |
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7th High Commissioner from New Zealand to the United Kingdom | |
In office 1 September 1936 – 31 August 1951 | |
Preceded by | James Parr |
Succeeded by | Frederick Doidge |
11th President of the Labour Party | |
In office 29 March 1932 – 18 April 1933 | |
Vice President | William Atkinson |
Preceded by | Rex Mason |
Succeeded by | Frank Langstone |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Manukau | |
In office 7 December 1922 – 1 September 1936 | |
Preceded by | Frederic Lang |
Succeeded by | Arthur Osborne |
Personal details | |
Born | William Joseph Jordan 9 May 1879 Ramsgate, Kent, England |
Died | 8 April 1959 Auckland, New Zealand | (aged 79)
Political party | Labour Party |
Spouse(s) | Winifred Amy Bycroft m 1916 (d 1950) Elizabeth Ross Reid m 1952 |
Children | William Jordan, barrister Gwen Douglas psychiatrist |
Military service | |
Allegiance | New Zealand Army |
Rank | Warrant officer |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Sir William Joseph Jordan KCMG PC (19 May 1879 – 8 April 1959) was a New Zealand Labour Party member of Parliament, and New Zealand's longest-serving high commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1951.