Hone Heke Rankin
Nga Puhi leader, medical worker, farmer
About Hone Heke Rankin
Lived 1896 – 1964 (aged 68). Hone Heke Rankin was a New Zealand leader.
Hone Heke Rankin (13 January 1896 – 16 April 1964), also known as John Rankin, was a New Zealand tribal leader, medical worker and farmer. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngā Puhi iwi. He was born in Gisborne, New Zealand, in 1896 to Matire Ngapua of Ngā Puhi, and her husband, John Claudian (Claudius) Rankin, a Scottish immigrant. Matire Ngapua's brother was Hōne Heke Ngāpua, a Member of Parliament.
In the 1962 Queen's Birthday Honours, Rankin was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services among the Māori people, especially in the North.
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Nga Puhi leader, medical worker, farmer (1896-1964)
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Hone Heke Rankin was born on 13 January 1896.
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Hone Heke Rankin died on 16 April 1964.
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Hone Heke Rankin was a leader.
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Hone Heke Rankin was New Zealand.
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