John Dickson-Poynder, 1st Baron Islington

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Lord Islington 1911.
Islington on his arrival in Wellington with escort of mounted police.

John Poynder Dickson Poynder, 1st Baron Islington Bt , GCMG , GBE , DSO , PC (* 31 October 1866 on the Isle of Wight ; † 6. December 1936 in Hyde Park in London) born when John Poynder Dickson was a British politician. He was Governor of New Zealand between 1910 and 1912 and later held senior positions in the British colonial administration in India.

Early life

He was born the son of Rear Admiral John Bourmaster Dickson on October 31, 1866 on the Isle of Wight and received his education at Twyford School , Harrow School and Christ Church in Oxford. In 1884 he inherited the title of 6th Baronet , of Hardingham Hall in the County of Norfolk, from a paternal uncle . After he took over the inheritance of a maternal uncle, he took his name "Poynder" in his surname with royal permission in 1888.

Member of Parliament

Dickson was appointed High Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1890 . He became a Member of Parliament for the Conservative Party in 1892 for the seat of the constituency of Chippenham in Wiltshire. In 1905 he joined the Liberal Party . From 1898 to 1904 he was a member of the London County Council . He served in the Second Boer War with the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (which acted as the Royal Scots' volunteer battalion ) as aide-de-camp for Lord Methuen . For these services he received the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in November 1900 .

Governor of New Zealand

In 1910, Dickson was appointed governor of New Zealand under George V , a position he held from June 22, 1910 to December 3, 1912.

In the same year he was raised to Baron Islington , of Islington in the County of London . He was the last New Zealand governor to hold that title for his entire term. Due to the transition of New Zealand from the colony to the Dominion , which was already proclaimed by his predecessor, responsibility was transferred to a governor-general during the term of office of his successor. In 1911 he became Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (KCMG) and a member of the Privy Counsel , in 1912 he was appointed President of the Royal Commission for Public Service in India, in which he shared with Lord Ronaldshay , Herbert Fisher and Abdur Rahim worked together.

Further career

Dickson became Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies and Under-Secretary of State for India in 1915 . He chaired the Imperial Institute for eight years, as well as the National Savings Committee from 1920 to 1926 . In 1926 he was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE).

Dickson was married to Anne Dundas. With her he had a daughter, the Hon. Joan Alice Katherine Dickson-Poynder (1897-1987), who married Edward Grigg, 1st Baron Altrincham .

Lord Islington died on December 6, 1936 at the age of 70 in Hyde Park Gardens , London and was buried in Hilmarton , Wiltshire. Since he had no sons, both of his nobility titles expired upon his death.

Literature and web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Forster: Islington, Sir John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, ... In: An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand . 1966.
  2. ↑ London Gazette . No. 27359, HMSO, London, September 27, 1901, p. 6306 ( PDF , accessed October 20, 2013, English).
  3. ↑ Lord Islington, KCMG, DSO, PC . The Governor-General. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
  4. ^ Earl of Liverpool, GCB, GCMG, GBE, MVO, PC . The Governor-General. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
  5. ↑ London Gazette . No. 28642, HMSO, London, September 6, 1912, p. 6631 ( PDF , accessed October 20, 2013, English).
predecessor Office successor
William Plunket, 5th Baron Plunket Governor of New Zealand
1910–1912 		Arthur Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
Alexander Dickson Baronet, of Hardingham Hall
1884-1936 		Title expired
New title created Baron Islington
1910-1936 		Title expired
personal data
SURNAME Dickson-Poynder, John, 1st Baron Islington
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dickson-Poynder, John Poynder, 1st Baron Islington; Dickson, John Poynder; Dickson, Sir John, 6th Baronet
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Politician, Governor of New Zealand and Colonial Administrator
DATE OF BIRTH October 31, 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH Isle of Wight
DATE OF DEATH December 6, 1936
Place of death London