john, grace, māori, leader, john, herekiekie, grace, july, 1905, august, 1985, zealand, interpreter, public, servant, community, leader, zealand, first, high, commissioner, fiji, māori, descent, identified, with, ngāti, tūwharetoa, born, wanganui, zealand, jul. Sir John Te Herekiekie Grace KBE MVO 28 July 1905 11 August 1985 was a New Zealand interpreter public servant community leader and New Zealand s first High Commissioner to Fiji Of Maori descent he identified with the Ngati Tuwharetoa iwi He was born in Wanganui New Zealand on 28 July 1905 1 John GraceKBE MVOGrace in 1961at Te Pōrere1st High Commissioner of New Zealand to FijiIn office 1970 1970 1973 1973 Succeeded byGraham AnsellPersonal detailsBornSir John Te Herekiekie Grace 1905 07 28 28 July 1905Wanganui New ZealandDied11 August 1985 1985 08 11 aged 80 Wanganui New ZealandOccupationInterpreter public servant community leaderGrace was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order in the 1954 New Zealand Royal Visit Honours 2 In the 1968 New Year Honours he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to the Maori people and in public affairs 3 References edit Butterworth Graham John Te Herekiekie Grace Dictionary of New Zealand Biography Ministry for Culture and Heritage Retrieved 23 April 2017 No 40103 The London Gazette 16 February 1954 p 1008 No 44486 The London Gazette 3rd supplement 1 January 1968 p 42 nbsp This biographical article related to government in New Zealand is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Grace Maori leader amp oldid 1139056666, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
