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Sir Hugh John "Jack" Dyke Acland, KBE JP (17 January 1904 – 26 January 1981) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. ==Biography== Acland was born in 1904 in Christchurch. His parents was Sir Hugh Acland (1874–1956), a prominent surgeon in New Zealand, and Evelyn Mary Acland (née Ovans). His great-grandfather was Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Baronet. His brother-in-law was Sir John Davies Wilder Ormond. His cousin is Felicity Lusk, headmistress. He was educated at Waihi School and Christ's College. On 12 June 1935, Acland married Katherine "Kit" Wilder Ormond, daughter of John Davies Ormond, Jr. and granddaughter of John Davies Ormond, Sr. The wedding was held at St Mary's Church at Waipukurau. He injured his leg and spent a year in England for treatment. He worked on farms in South Canterbury, was a stockman and a driver. He worked in various jobs in Australia for some time before taking on the management of Mount Peel Station, which had been established by his grandfather, John Acland. Due to his leg injury, he was rejected by the army. He was elected to Parliament in the Canterbury electorate of Temuka in the , filling the vacancy caused by the death of Thomas Burnett. He was confirmed in the 1943 general election. The Temuka electorate was abolished for the , when he stood in the electorate and was defeated by the incumbent from the Labour Party, Clyde Carr. Acland gained prominence in the wool industry. He chaired the New Zealand Wool Board (1960–1972) and was vice-president of the International Wool Secretariat. He was made a Knight Commander (KBE) in 1968 for services to the wool industry. He died on 27 January 1981. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jack Acland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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