Spence, George Milne Biography 1971

Spence, George Milne
OBE [Order of the British Empire] (1965)
Barrister, solicitor, retired (1956), notary public, Blenheim
Born: Oamaru 1886, son of Reverend G. W. J. Spence; married 1933 Violet, daughter of J. Thomson
Education: Prince Albert College, Marlborough College, Victoria University of Wellington
President Taranaki District Law Society 1928-29; council of NZ Law Society 1925-32; Borough Council Blenheim 1914, 1935-37;  Borough Council New Plymouth 1929-31
1 NZEF 1915-19; adjutant HS [Hospital Ship] Marama
Practised Blenheim 1912-15, 1932-36, Hastings 1919-23, New Plymouth 1923-32; president Hastings RSA [Returned Services Association] 1921-23; notary public 1925; president New Plymouth Expansion League 1925-30; president New Plymouth Aero Club 1929-32; chairman Mount Egmont National Park Board, Pukekura Park Board; Council Hawke’s Bay and Taranaki LT Associations; president RNZ [Royal NZ] Aero Club 1931-36; 1st vice-president RNZ Aero Club (1956) council Western Federated (NI) Flying Club; registrar Air Pilots Guild of NZ; Guild Aero’n Engineers of NZ; associate editor Wings, 1933-65; council Marlborough Aero Club; Marlborough LTA, chairman Marlborough Adjust Comn 1938; president Marlborough SPCA 1946-64; president Royal federation NZ SPCAs 1956-59; president Blenheim Rotary 1948; president CL Heritage (Marlborough); council NZ Crippled Children Society (Marlborough)
Recreation: gardening
Private Address: 13 Monro Street, Blenheim