Ostler, c. 1909

Sir Henry Hubert Ostler KC (2 July 1876 – 24 February 1944) was a New Zealand farmer, lawyer and judge. He was born in Ben Ohau Station, South Canterbury, New Zealand, in 1876.[1]

In 1925, on the same day that Ostler took silk, he was also appointed to the Supreme Court (now known as the High Court of New Zealand).[1] In 1935, Ostler was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[2] He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 1939 New Year Honours.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Barton, G. P. "Henry Hubert Ostler". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Official jubilee medals". The Evening Post. Vol. CXIX, no. 105. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "No. 34585". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 January 1939. p. 2.


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