Sir Hugh John Dyke Acland (17 January 1904 – 26 January 1981) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.

Early life

Acland was born in 1904 in

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. His parents were Sir Hugh Acland (1874–1956), a prominent surgeon in New Zealand, and Evelyn Mary Acland (née Ovans). His great-grandfather was

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. His brother-in-law was Sir

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. His cousin was Felicity Lusk, headmistress. He was educated at Waihi School and Christ's College. When riding his motorbike, Acland was hit by a car on Christchurch's Park Terrace in October 1924. He suffered a complex break of his leg just above the ankle, and spent over a month in bed at his parents’ house, Chippenham Lodge. With Frederick Wilding as his lawyer, he won a substantial compensation from the driver, and used the money to have his leg reset in England, where he spent one year. Despite this, he limped for the rest of his life. On 12 June 1935, Acland married Katherine "Kit" Wilder Ormond, daughter of John Davies Ormond Jr. and granddaughter of

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Sr. The wedding was held at St Mary's Church at

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. He worked on farms in South Canterbury, was a stockman and a driver. He worked in various jobs in Australia for some time before taking on the management of Mount Peel Station, which had been established by his grandfather, John Acland. Due to his leg injury, he was rejected by the army.

Political career

He was elected to Parliament in the

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electorate of

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in the , filling the vacancy caused by the death of Thomas Burnett. He was confirmed in the 1943 general election. The Temuka electorate was abolished for the , when he stood in the electorate and was defeated by the incumbent from the Labour Party, Clyde Carr. Acland gained prominence in the wool industry. He chaired the New Zealand Wool Board (1960–1972) and was vice-president of the

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. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1968 Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to the wool industry. He died on 27 January 1981.

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