Hugh Fraser Ayson

Hugh Fraser Ayson (16 November 1884 – 1 February 1948) was a New Zealand lawyer, judge, and public administrator. He was Resident Commissioner of the Cook Islands for two spells between 1923 and 1943.

Biography Ayson was born in Toiro, near Balclutha in South Otago, New Zealand on 16 November 1884. He was educated in Wairarapa, before attending Victoria University College. He started work as a lawyer in 1905, becoming a partner in Bunny and Ayson. In 1918 he returned to New Zealand to become a judge in the Native Land Court in Rotorua.