McCarthy, Right Honourable Sir Thaddeus Pearcey Biography 1971

McCARTHY, Right Honorable Sir Thaddeus Pearcey
PC [Privy Council](1968), Kt [Knight Bachelor](1964), Judge of Court of Appeal (1963)
Born: Napier, 24 August 1907, son of Walter McCarthy; married 1938 Joan Margaret, daughter of Francis Joseph Miller; 1 son, 2 daughters
Education: St Bede’s College, Christchurch, Victoria University of Wellington; LLM [Master of Laws]
Past captain Wellington Golf Club
Past member council Wellington Law Society; chairman Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Board; Judge of the Supreme Court 1957, Judge of the Court of Appeal 1963; chairman Royal Commission on Salary and Wage Fixing Procedures in the State Services 1968; chairman Royal Commission on Social Security 1969; chairman Royal Commission on Horse Racing, Trotting and Dog Racing 1969
2^nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 22 Battalion MEF [Marine Expeditionary Force], Egypt, Italy; deputy judge advocate-general 2^nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Private address: 82 Campbell St, Karori, Wellington 5