Английская Википедия:Dan Riddiford
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Daniel Johnston Riddiford Шаблон:Post-nominals (11 March 1914 – 26 October 1974) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.
Biography
Early life
Riddiford was born in Featherston in 1914 a grandson of "King" Riddiford and Sydney Johnston of Oruawharo. He was educated in the UK at Downside School, Somerset, and New College, Oxford. He gained an MA in Modern Greats from Oxford, and also an LLB from the University of New Zealand. From 1932 to 1937, he farmed in the Wairarapa on family-owned land.Шаблон:Sfn
For a number of years Riddiford was also a director of The Dominion newspaper (now The Dominion Post).Шаблон:Sfn
Military service
He joined the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in 1939 and was an officer with the Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery. He was a prisoner of war in Italy from 1941 until his escape in 1943.Шаблон:Sfn He was awarded the MC in World War II.Шаблон:Sfn From 1946, he had a law practice in Wellington.Шаблон:Sfn
Political career
Шаблон:NZ parlbox header Шаблон:NZ parlbox Шаблон:NZ parlbox Шаблон:NZ parlbox Шаблон:NZ parlbox Шаблон:NZ parlbox footer Riddiford contested the Шаблон:NZ electorate link electorate in the Шаблон:NZ election link,Шаблон:Sfn but was beaten by the incumbent, Labour's Michael Moohan.Шаблон:Sfn In the Шаблон:NZ election link, he stood in the Шаблон:NZ electorate link electorate and defeated the incumbent, Labour's Frank Kitts.Шаблон:Sfn Riddiford's win in Wellington Central was considered a surprise as the electorate had been held by Labour for the previous 42 years as well as Riddiford's rather aristocratic manner of campaigning which many thought unsuitable within an urban liberal electorate.Шаблон:Sfn In 1970 he suffered a heart attack. Riddiford would remain in Parliament until 1972, when he retired and succeeded by Ken Comber.Шаблон:Sfn Under Keith Holyoake, he was Minister of Justice (1969–1972) and Attorney-General (1971–1972).Шаблон:Sfn
Family
He married his wife, Yvonne Ada Westmacott, in 1952.[1] Earle Riddiford a notable New Zealand mountaineer and a lawyer was also a cousin.
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