John Cairney (anatomist)

Dr John Cairney CMG
5th Director-General of Health
In office February 1950 – October 1959
Preceded by	Thomas Ritchie
Succeeded by	Harold Turbott
Personal details
Born	8 October 1898 Greymouth, New Zealand
Died	5 August 1966 Wellington, New Zealand
Spouse	Claris Dorothy Kempthorne ​ ​ (m. 1920)​
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Otago

John Cairney CMG (8 October 1898 – 5 August 1966) was the New Zealand Director-General of Health and Inspector-General of Hospitals, an anatomist, a medical superintendent and a writer and painter. He was born in Greymouth, New Zealand, on 8 October 1898.[1]

In 1953, Cairney was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[2] In the 1960 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.[3]

References

1. Dow, Derek A. "John Cairney". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
2. "Coronation Medal" (PDF). Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette. No. 37. 3 July 1953. pp. 1021–1035. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
3. "No. 41911". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 1 January 1960. p. 41.

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