McRae, James Alexander Biography 1992

McRAE, James Alexander
Surveyor.
Born Napier 1 May 1920. Married 1946 Margaret Evelyn Fraser (d); four children – Judith Margaret (b […]), James Fraser (b […]), Susan Elizabeth Whitwell, Fiona Helen.
Educated Tapanui District High School 1932-34; Otago Boys’ High School 1935-36.
Retired, formerly with Lands and Survey Department; clerk 1936-37, draughtsman/computer 1937-40; survey cadet 1940-46, staff surveyor 1946-48; Hawke’s Bay Catchment Board: surveyor 1938-51; self-employed in private practice 1951-68; Otago University senior lecturer 1968-74, associate professor 1974-85, chairman of department of Surveying 1980-83.
Branch secretary NZ Institute of Surveyors 1951-60, branch chairman 1961-68, councillor 1956-68, 1970-77, vice-president 1963-68, fellow 1969.
Honorary member Professional Land Surveyors Ohio 1976.
Publications include NZ Institute of Surveyors 1988-88 (NZIS), overall editor The Surveyor and the Law (NZIS, 1984).
Awarded NZIS Research Scholarship 1975, Fulton Medallion class 2 1973, class 1 1968.
Military service in 2 NZEF 1940-46, POW.
Leisure activities include reading, TV, writing a family history, watching outdoor sports.
Address 667 Castle Street North, Dunedin.

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New Zealand Who’s Who Aotearoa, Vol 1 (1992)

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1992

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New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa Ltd

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  • James Alexander McRae

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