Hugh Fraser Ayson

Hugh Fraser Ayson CMG (16 November 1884 – 1 February 1948) was a New Zealand lawyer, judge and public administrator. He was born in Toiro, near Balclutha in South Otago, New Zealand on 16 November 1884.[1]

In 1916, Ayson was appointed judge of the Native Land Court and the High Court of the Cook Islands at Rarotonga.[2]

Ayson was the colonial Resident Commissioner of the Cook Islands from 1923 to 1937 and from 1938 to 1943 (Stephan John Smith served in 1937–38 in between Ayson's two separate tenures).

In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Crocombe, Ron. "Hugh Fraser Ayson". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Biography". Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2013.



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