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Sir David Stuart Beattie, GCMG, GCVO, QSO, KStJ, QC (29 February 1924 – 4 February 2001) was an Australian-born New Zealand judge who served as the 14th governor-general of New Zealand, from 1980 to 1985.
He served as a Supreme Court judge (1969-1980), chaired the Royal Commission on the Courts (1977-78) and was appointed Governor-General in 1980. Sir David received two knighthoods, the Grand Cross and Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George from the Queen in 1980.
Sir David Stuart Beattie GCMG GCVO QSO KStJ QC (29 February 1924 – 4 February 2001) was the 14th Governor-General of New Zealand, from 1980 to 1985. Born in Sydney on 29 February 1924, he was brought up by his mother in Takapuna.
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- February 29, 1924
- Norma Margaret Sarah (Macdonald) Beattie
- February 4, 2001
Sir David Stuart Beattie, GCMG, GCVO, QSO, KStJ, QC (29 February 1924 – 4 February 2001) was an Australian-born New Zealand judge who served as the 14th governor-general of New Zealand, from 1980 to 1985.
Dec 22, 1997 · Sir David Beattie was born in Sydney, Australia in 1924. Gives details of his family background. Mentions great grandfather Captain Bendall of Oriental Bay. Discusses his Australian background on his father's side. Talks about the life of his mother Una Beattie (nee King) who died in 1997.
- David Stuart Beattie
- 1997
Sir David Stuart Beattie: Born: 29 February, 1924 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Died: 4 February, 2001 (aged 76) Upper Hut, Wellington, New Zealand. Cultural Heritage: Scottish
In 1984, The Governor General of New Zealand, Sir David Stuart Beattie, GCMG, GCVO, QSO, QC (1924 – 2001) accepted the appointment of Patron of the New Zealand Command of the Legion of Frontiersmen and held this appointment until his death in 2001.
