Mason Durie (community leader)
New Zealand community leader, public servant and farmer (1889–1971) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Mason Durie OBE (1 July 1889 – 20 April 1971) was a New Zealand tribal leader, interpreter, public servant, farmer, and community leader.
Mason Durie | |
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| Born | John Mason Durie 1 July 1889 Aorangi, New Zealand |
| Died | 20 April 1971 (aged 81) Aorangi, New Zealand |
| Relatives | Hoani Meihana Te Rangiotū (grandfather) Eddie Durie (grandson) Mason Durie (grandson) |
Background
Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Kauwhata and Rangitāne iwi. He was born in Aorangi, in the Manawatū, in 1889.[1] Durie died on 20 April 1971 in the same house he was born in.[1] Eddie Durie and Mason Durie are his grandsons.
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