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For the American football linebacker, see Jim Lynch.

Lynch in 2020

James Robert Lynch QSM (born 11 September 1947) is a New Zealand cartoonist and conservationist.

Lynch was born in 1947 in Whangarei. He grew up on a farm in Hukerenui.[1]

His first cartoons were published in the Taranaki Daily News in 1979 (appearing weekly until 1986) and he produced fortnightly cartoons for the New Zealand Times from 1981 to 1985.[2] He was the runner-up in the New Zealand Cartoonist of the Year category at the Qantas Press Awards in 1983.[2] Lynch's cartoons appeared under the name 'James' because "I didn't want to go to my boss and ask if I could have secondary employment as a political cartoonist".[3]

Lynch is possibly better known as a conservationist and founder of Zealandia.[4][5] He was the President of the Wellington Branch of Forest and Bird from 1991.[2]

In the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours, Lynch was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for community service.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "James Lynch QSM". James Lynch. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "ATL: Unpublished Collections". tiaki.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  3. ^ Haxton, David. "Jim Lynch – the man behind the James cartoons". ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  4. ^ Prestwood, Sarah (14 October 2000). "Call of the wild". Dominion: 20.
  5. ^ "A World-First Sanctuary". www.visitzealandia.com. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  6. ^ "James Robert Lynch | New Zealand Cartoon Archive". www.cartoons.org.nz. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2001". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 16 January 2020.


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