Leonard Leary
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Captain L. P. Leary photograph (1920)
Leonard Poulter Leary CMG MC QC (24 March 1891 – 11 April 1990) was a New Zealand lawyer and writer. He was born in Palmerston North, New Zealand, on 24 March 1891.[1]
In the 1973 New Year Honours, Leary was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, for services to the law.[2]
References[]
- ^ Bassett, Judith. "Leonard Poulter Leary". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "No. 45861". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 1 January 1973. pp. 33–36.
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- 1891 births
- 1990 deaths
- New Zealand lawyers
- New Zealand writers
- People from Palmerston North
- New Zealand Queen's Counsel
- 20th-century lawyers
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