Hubert Ostler

Sir Henry Hubert Ostler KC (2 July 1876 – 24 February 1944) was a New Zealand farmer, lawyer and judge. He was born in Ben Ohau Station, South Canterbury, New Zealand, in 1876.[1]

Ostler, c. 1909

In 1925, on the same day that Ostler took silk, he was also appointed to the Supreme Court (now known as the High Court of New Zealand).[1] In 1935, Ostler was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[2] He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 1939 New Year Honours.[3]

References
  1. Barton, G. P. "Henry Hubert Ostler". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. "Official jubilee medals". The Evening Post. Vol. CXIX, no. 105. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  3. "No. 34585". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 January 1939. p. 2.


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