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 edit
Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Kauwhata and Rangitāne iwi. He was born in Aorangi, in the Manawatū, in 1889.[1] Eddie Durie and Mason Durie are his grandsons.
Durie died on 20 April 1971 in the same house he was born in.[2]
References edit
- ^ Durie, Mason. "Durie, John Mason". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ^ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Durie, John Mason". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
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