Wilfrid Sim
New Zealand lawyer and soldier
Sir Wilfrid Joseph Sim KBE MC OStJ QC (3 November 1890 – 5 November 1974) was a New Zealand lawyer and soldier.
Sim was born in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand in 1890. William Sim was his father. Before WWI, he lived in Dunedin and when his former business partner, John Findlay, was hesitant to take him on again after the war, Sim moved to Christchurch and joined Duncan, Cotterill and Company as a partner.[1]
Sim was appointed King's Counsel on 19 July 1939[2] and moved to Wellington.[1] He was appointed an Officer of the Order of St John in 1946.[3] In the 1951 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for public services.[4]
Sim was a Christchurch City Councillor from 1925 to 1927.[1] He was a member of the National Party and served as its president for seven years from 1944 to 1951.[5]
Notes
- ^ a b c Barton, G. P. "Wilfrid Joseph Sim". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "New King's Counsel". Evening Star. No. 23323. 20 July 1939. p. 19. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "No. 37417". The London Gazette. 1 January 1946. p. 203.
- ^ "No. 39106". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1951. p. 40.
- ^ Gustafson 1986, p. 289.
References
- Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. p. 391. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
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