About Leonard Poulter Leary
Lived 1891 – 1990 (aged 99). Leonard Poulter Leary was a New Zealand lawyer and writer.
Leonard Poulter Leary (24 March 1891 – 11 April 1990) was a New Zealand lawyer and writer. He was born in Palmerston North, New Zealand, on 24 March 1891.
Leary was appointed Queen's Counsel on 7 February 1952. In the 1973 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, for services to the law. In 1977, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal.
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Who was Leonard Poulter Leary?
New Zealand lawyer and writer (1891—1990)
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Leonard Poulter Leary was born on 24 March 1891.
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Leonard Poulter Leary died on 11 April 1990.
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Leonard Poulter Leary was a lawyer and writer.
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Leonard Poulter Leary was New Zealand.
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