Ira James CUNNINGHAM (1905 – 1971)

Name

Ira James Cunningham

Gender

Male

Birthdate

16 August 1905

Birthplace

Mangatainoka

Marriage(s)

11 November 1933

Date of death

28 August 1971

Place of death

Palmerston North

Parents

  • James Cunningham (1881-1915)
  • Maria Kristine Cunningham, nee Johannesen (1879, Waipukurau - 1954)

Partner(s)

  • Marion Margaret Cunningham, nee MacOwan (1907-1997)

Secondary education

Dannevirke High School

Tertiary education

Victoria University, Wellington; University of Aberdeen, University of Sydney

Biography

Two sons, one daughter
Chief Biochemist Wallaceville Animal Research Station, 1945
Assistant Director-General, Department of Agriculture, Wellington
Awarded Commander of the British Empire for services to Agriculture, 1959

Accession number

450879

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