Ormond Burton

Ormond Edward Burton (16 January 1893 – 7 January 1974) was a New Zealand-born teacher, soldier, war historian, Christian pacifist, Methodist clergyman, and writer, who was the co-founder (with Archibald Charles Barrington) of the Christian Pacifist Society of New Zealand.[1]

Ormond Burton
Born(1893-01-16)16 January 1893
Died7 January 1974(1974-01-07) (aged 80)
NationalityNew Zealander
OccupationWar historian, Soldier

A soldier in the First World War, and a recipient of the Military Medal for gallantry during a trench raid in 1917, Burton was imprisoned several times for his opposition to the Second World War, and was expelled from the Methodist church. He also wrote a history of the New Zealand Division, which was published as The Silent Division in 1935.[2]

Burton contested the Eden electorate in the 1928 election under the banner Christian Socialist and came a distant last of the four candidates.[3][4]

References

  1. Cookson, J. E. (1999). "Pacifism and Conscientious Objection in New Zealand". In Brock, Peter; Socknat, Thomas P. (eds.). Challenge to Mars : essays on pacifism from 1918 to 1945. University of Toronto Press. pp. 292f. ISBN 0802043712.
  2. Grant, David. "Burton, Ormond Edward". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  3. The General Election, 1928. Government Printer. 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  4. "Auckland Seats". The New Zealand Herald. LXV (20109). 21 November 1928. p. 13. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

Further reading

  • Crane, Ernest A. I Can Do No Other: A Biography of the Rev. Ormond Burton. Auckland: Hodder & Stoughton, 1986.
  • Grant, David. Out in the Cold. Auckland, 1986.
  • Grant, David. A Question of Faith: A History of the New Zealand Christian Pacifist Society. Wellington: Philip Garside Publishing, 2004.


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