Dorothy Blomfield

For the English hymnwriter, see Dorothy Gurney.

Dorothy Constance Blomfield MBE JP (2 November 1893 – 1 September 1987) was a New Zealand welfare worker and local politician. She was born in Wellington, New Zealand, on 2 November 1893.[1]

She sought the National Party nomination for the 1959 Hamilton by-election, but was unsuccessful.[2]

In the 1966 Queen's Birthday Honours, Blomfield was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to social welfare and local government.[3]

References

  1. ^ Shaw, Julie P. L. "Dorothy Constance Blomfield". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Seven Seeking National Nomination At Hamilton". The Press. Vol. XCVIII, no. 28855. 28 March 1959. p. 14.
  3. ^ "No. 44006". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 11 June 1966. p. 6572.


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