military physician
Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt.
New Zealand viceroy, physician, athlete (1900-1994)
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About Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt
Colonel Arthur Espie Porritt, Baron Porritt, was a New Zealand physician, military surgeon, statesman and athlete. He won a bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the 100 m sprint. He served as the 11th governor-general of New Zealand from 1967 to 1972, becoming the first New Zealand-born person to hold the office.
Everything about Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt →- Occupation
- military physician, politician, sprinter, surgeon
- Position held
- member of the House of Lords, Governor-General of New Zealand, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, President of the British Medical Association
- Citizenship
- New Zealand
- Born
- August 10, 1900
- Died
- January 1, 1994