Sir Gordon Ellis BISSON (1918 – 2010)
Name
Sir Gordon Ellis BissonGender
MaleMilitary identification
Lieutenant Commander/Military Royal NZ Navy (Mentioned in Dispatches 1945)Birthdate
23 November 1918Birthplace
NapierMarriage(s)
1948
Date of death
14 November 2010Place of death
Upper Hutt and memorialised at Park Island, NapierParents
- Clarence Henry Bisson
- Ada Bisson
Partner(s)
- Myra Patricia Bisson, nee Kemp (1927-2013)
Children
- Sandra Bisson
- Louise Bisson
- Odette Bisson
Primary education
Nelson Park SchoolSecondary education
Napier Boys' High SchoolTertiary education
Victoria University, WellingtonBiography
Partner, Bisson Moss Robertshawe and Company, Barristers and Solicitors, Napier, 1946-78
Crown Solicitor, Napier 1961
Judge, Courts Martial Appeal Court, 1976
Judge of Supreme Court and High Court, 1978-86
Judge of the Court of Appeal, 1986-90
Member of Privy Council, 1987
Lived in Boyd Road and Davis Road, Poraiti; Shakespeare Terrace and Nelson Crescent, Napier
Accession number
459851Supporters and sponsors
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