Claude Weston
Claude Horace Weston DSO KC (28 December 1879 – 10 November 1946) was a New Zealand lawyer, a lieutenant-colonel in World War I, and effectively the first president of the National Party (1936–1940).
Claude Weston DSO KC | |
|---|---|
| 2nd President of the National Party | |
| In office 1936–1940 | |
| Preceded by | Sir George Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Alex Gordon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 December 1879 Hokitika, New Zealand |
| Died | 10 November 1946 (aged 66) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Political party | National |
| Spouse | Agnes Weston |
| Relations | Thomas Shailer Weston Jr. (brother) Warwick Weston (uncle) Tom Shand (son-in-law) |
| Parent | Thomas S. Weston |
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