Terry McCombs
| The Honourable Sir Terry McCombs OBE ED |
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Terence McCombs in 1935
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| 24th Minister of Education | |
| In office 18 October 1947 – 13 December 1949 |
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| Prime Minister | Peter Fraser |
| Preceded by | Rex Mason |
| Succeeded by | Ronald Algie |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Lyttelton |
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| In office 1935 – 1951 |
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| Preceded by | Elizabeth McCombs |
| Succeeded by | Harry Lake |
| 15th High Commissioner from New Zealand to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 1973–1975 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Merwyn Norrish |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Watt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 September 1905 Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| Political party | Labour |
| Relations | Father - James McCombs Mother - Elizabeth McCombs |
| Profession | School teacher and headmaster |
Sir Terence "Terry" Henderson McCombs OBE ED (5 September 1905 – 6 November 1982) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party, a High Commissioner, and the first principal of Cashmere High School.
Early life
McCombs was born in 1905.[1] His parents, Elizabeth McCombs (née Henderson) and James McCombs, were both socialists. Between them, his parents represented the Lyttelton electorate from 1913 to 1935.[1][2][3] McCombs was educated at Christchurch Boys' High School and Waitaki Boys' High School and graduated from Canterbury University College with MSc(Hons) in chemistry in 1929.[4][5] He was appointed as a teacher at Seddon Memorial Technical College in Auckland in 1934.[6]
Member of Parliament
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| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1935 | 24th | Lyttelton | Labour | |
| 1935–1938 | 25th | Lyttelton | Labour | |
| 1938–1943 | 26th | Lyttelton | Labour | |
| 1943–1946 | 27th | Lyttelton | Labour | |
| 1946–1949 | 28th | Lyttelton | Labour | |
| 1949–1951 | 29th | Lyttelton | Labour | |
He represented the Lyttelton electorate from 1935, when he won the by-election following his mother's death, until he was defeated in the bitter 1951 election.[1]
He was Minister of Education from 1947 to 1949, near the end of the term of the First Labour Government.[7]
Later life
In 1936, McCombs was appointed to the Canterbury University College Council, and he remained a member until 1947, when he became Minister of Education.[8] As Minister of Education, he was involved on behalf of the Government in the purchase of the Ilam campus for the university.[9] In the centennial history of the university, it is stated that "Canterbury has never enjoyed greater ministerial support than it did from McCombs".[10] In 1957, he again became a member of the council; in the meantime, the name of the institution had been changed to University of Canterbury.[11] He was Chancellor of the University of Canterbury from 1968 to 1971.[12]
After his defeat in 1951, McCombs returned to teaching. His wife Beryl died in 1952, and he became a solo parent with four school-age children remarrying to Christina (née Tulloch). In 1956, he became the founding headmaster of Cashmere High School in Christchurch.[13]
From 1973 to 1975 he was New Zealand's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.[14]
He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to education in the 1971 Queen's Birthday Honours[15] and a Knight Bachelor in April 1975.[16] He died in 1982 and was buried at Waimairi Cemetery in Christchurch.[17]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wilson 1985, p. 214.
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- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 84.
- ↑ Gardner et al 1973, pp. 336, 454.
- ↑ Gardner et al 1973, p. 336.
- ↑ Gardner et al 1973, p. 338.
- ↑ Gardner et al 1973, p. 454.
- ↑ Gardner et al 1973, p. 451.
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- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 45386. p. 5998. 12 June 1971. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 46549. p. 5021. 18 April 1975. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
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| New Zealand Parliament | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Lyttelton 1935–1951 |
Succeeded by Harry Lake |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Minister of Education 1947–1949 |
Succeeded by Ronald Algie |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by | Chancellor of the University of Canterbury 1968–1971 |
Succeeded by John Matson |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded by | High Commissioner of New Zealand to the United Kingdom 1973–1975 |
Succeeded by Hugh Watt |
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