Geoffrey Nevill (resident commissioner)
Geoffrey Nevill | |
|---|---|
| Resident Commissioner of the Cook Islands | |
| In office 1952–1961 | |
| Preceded by | William Tailby |
| Succeeded by | Oliver Dare |
| Resident Commissioner of the Chatham Islands | |
| In office 1950–1952 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 October 1900 New Zealand |
| Died | 22 October 1972 (aged 71) |
Geoffrey Nevill OBE JP (31 October 1900 – 22 October 1972) was a New Zealand public servant who served as Resident Commissioner of the Chatham Islands and Cook Islands between 1950 and 1961.
Biography
[edit]Born on 31 October 1900, Nevill was the son of Henry Guy Nevill and Rosa Louisa Nevill (née Bull).[1] The younger brother of Arthur Nevill, Chief of the New Zealand Air Force between 1946 and 1951, he attended school in Australia and Auckland Grammar School.[2] He was appointed Resident Commissioner of the Chatham Islands in February 1950, serving until 1952 when he became Resident Commissioner of the Cook Islands.[2] He remained in post until retiring in January 1961,[3] and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1961 New Year Honours.[4]
Nevill died on 22 October 1972.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Birth search: registration number 1900/18266". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ a b "For Cook Is". Pacific Islands Monthly. January 1952. p. 21. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "New Cook Islands appointment". Pacific Islands Monthly. October 1960. p. 22. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "No. 42233". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 December 1960. p. 8928.
- ^ "Mr Geoffrey Nevill". Pacific Islands Monthly. December 1972. p. 125. Retrieved 20 February 2020.