Denis Blundell
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Sir Denis Blundell GCMG GCVO KBE QSO |
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Denis Blundell in 1933
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| 12th Governor-General of New Zealand | |
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In office 27 September 1972 – 5 October 1977 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Sir Arthur Porritt |
| Succeeded by | Sir Keith Holyoake |
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29 May 1907 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Died | 24 September 1984 (aged 77) Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Spouse(s) | June Halligan, ONZ QSO GCStJ |
| Profession | Lawyer, diplomat |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | New Zealand Army |
| Service/branch | 2 NZEF |
| Years of service | 1939–1944 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Sir Edward Denis Blundell GCMG GCVO KBE QSO (29 May 1907 – 24 September 1984) was the 12th Governor-General of New Zealand from 1972 to 1977.
Denis Blundell was born in Wellington to Henry Percy Fabian Blundell, grandson of Henry Blundell, founder of The Evening Post and scion of the ancient Lancashire family.
Blundell attended Waitaki Boys' High School and Trinity College, Cambridge. There he read Law and was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1929. He never practised in the UK however, and returned to New Zealand in 1930, practising as barrister and solicitor in Wellington. He was a partner in the Wellington law firm of Bell Gully from 1936 to 1968. During World War II he was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 2 NZEF, from 1939 to 1944.
Blundell was President of the Wellington District Law Society in 1951, President of the New Zealand Law Society for six years (1962–1968) and Vice-President of the Law Society of Asia and the Pacific 1966.
He married June Halligan in 1945. They had a son and a daughter.
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