An edition of No Ordinary Man - The Remarkable Life of Arthur Porritt
(2008)
No Ordinary Man
The Remarkable Life of Arthur Porritt
by Graeme Woodfield
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see: arthurporritt.com
A Rhodes Scholar in 1923.
An Olympic sprint medallist, in 1924, in the 100m final made famous by the film Chariots of Fire. He remains New Zealand’s only Olympic sprint medallist.
A widely-respected and much-honoured surgeon, who became president of the Royal College of Surgeons and the British Medical Association, two of the two major medical organisations in Britain.
A member of the International Olympic Committee for more than half a century, and chairman of the Commonwealth Games Federation for 18 years.
A decorated war hero, who was present during the D-Day landings.
Surgeon to the Royal Family from 1936-67.
The Governor-General of New Zealand from 1967-72. He was the first New Zealand-born Governor General.
Knighted and later elevated to the peerage. He was an active member of the British House of Lords for nearly 20 years.
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