Ian Turbott

Sir Ian Turbott
AO CMG CVO
Administrator of Antigua
In office
1958–1964
Monarch Queen Elizabeth II
Prime Minister Vere Bird (1960–1964)
Preceded by Alec Lovelace
Succeeded by David Rose
Administrator of Grenada
In office
1964  3 March 1967
Monarch Queen Elizabeth II
Prime Minister Herbert Blaize
Preceded by Lionel Achille Pinard
Succeeded by Office changed to Governor
Governor of Grenada
In office
1967–1968
Monarch Queen Elizabeth II
Premier Herbert Blaize (March–August 1967)
Eric Gairy (August 1967–1968
Preceded by New creation
Succeeded by Hilda Bynoe
Personal details
Born Ian Graham Turbott
(1922-03-09)9 March 1922
Whangarei, New Zealand
Died 11 August 2016(2016-08-11) (aged 94)
Relations Graham Turbott (brother)
Alma mater Auckland University College
Jesus College, Cambridge
Military service
Allegiance New Zealand
Service/branch New Zealand Army
Years of service 1940–46
Rank Captain

Sir Ian Graham Turbott AO CMG CVO (9 March 1922 – 11 August 2016) was a New Zealand-Australian diplomat and university administrator.

Early life and education

Turbott was born in Whangarei, New Zealand and attended Takapuna Grammar School. He later studied at Auckland University College and Jesus College, Cambridge. He served six years in the New Zealand Army as part of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force during World War II, including service in Italy, the South Pacific and the Middle East. He left the army with the rank of captain.[1][2][3]

Working life

After leaving uniformed service, Turbott joined the British Colonial Service with an appointment to the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony. After a secondment to the British Colonial Office, he served as Administrator of Antigua between 1958 and 1964. In 1964 he was appointed Administrator of Grenada, continuing in the role after it became a governorship in 1967. He left Grenada in 1968. After two years in Britain, he emigrated to Australia where he entered business. Between 1989 and 2000 Turbott served as Chancellor of the University of Western Sydney.[1][2][4]

Turbott has been honorary consul-general for the Cook Islands in New South Wales since 1995.[5]

Honours

In 1967 Turbott was made a knight bachelor.[6] In 1985 he was named Australian Father of the Year.[7]

Personal life

Turbott met his future wife, Nancy Lantz, when a flight on which she was flight attendant landed on the island on he was stationed. They married soon after in the United States. Together they had three daughters.[8] He died on 11 August 2016.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 Turbott - Ian Graham. Debrett's People Of Today. 2000.
  2. 1 2 McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966). "Turbott, Ian Graham". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  3. "Jungle Fighters Halt Race To Chase Japs". The Milwaukee Journal. 16 February 1944. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  4. "Ian Turbott, Foundation Chancellor". University of Western Sydney. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  5. "Foreign embassies and consulates in Australia - Cook Islands". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  6. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 44484. p. 2. 29 December 1967. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  7. Beaumont, Janise (25 August 1985). "Around the traps". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  8. "Obituaries - Lady (Nancy) Turbott". The Age. 20 October 1999. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  9. "Obituaries - Sir Ian Turbott". 12 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
Academic offices
New title Chancellor of the University of Western Sydney
1989  2000
Succeeded by
John Phillips
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