Pat Lawlor
New Zealand journalist, editor, bibliophile, writer, Catholic layman
About Pat Lawlor
Lived 1893 – 1979 (aged 85). Pat Lawlor was a New Zealand journalist.
Patrick Anthony Lawlor (12 February 1893 – 19 January 1979) was a New Zealand journalist, editor, bibliophile, writer and Catholic layman. He was born and died in Wellington, New Zealand.
In 1958, he urged the restoration of Katherine Mansfield's birthplace, which had been then divided into two rundown flats but is but now preserved as the Katherine Mansfield House and Garden.
In the 1976 New Year Honours, Lawlor was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to literature and the community.
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Who was Pat Lawlor?
New Zealand journalist, editor, bibliophile, writer, Catholic layman
When was Pat Lawlor born?
Pat Lawlor was born on 12 February 1893.
When did Pat Lawlor die?
Pat Lawlor died on 19 January 1979 in Wellington.
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Pat Lawlor was a journalist.
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Pat Lawlor was New Zealand.
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