Alan Mulgan

Alan Mulgan
OBE
Mulgan in 1926
Born(1881-05-18)18 May 1881
Katikati, New Zealand
Died29 August 1962(1962-08-29) (aged 81)
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Known forJournalist, writer and broadcaster
SpouseMarguerita Blomfield Pickmere
Children3
RelativesEdward Mulgan (father)
John Mulgan (son)

Alan Edward Mulgan OBE (18 May 1881 – 29 August 1962) was a New Zealand journalist, writer and broadcaster. He was born in Katikati, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, of Protestant Irish parents, on 18 May 1881, and died in Lower Hutt.

Alan Mulgan and Marguerita Blomfield Mulgan passport application (1926)

In 1935, Mulgan was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. In the 1947 New Year Honours he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to literature, journalism and broadcasting.

His father was Edward Ker Mulgan. Alan's elder son John Mulgan was also a writer and journalist.

Published works

References

  1. ↑ John O'Leary, Alan Mulgan 1881-1962, p32, Kōtare 7, no. 2 (2008)
  2. ↑ Jones, Lawrence. "Alan Edward Mulgan". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. Vol. CXIX, no. 105. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "No. 37836". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1947. p. 32.