Thomas Garland (broadcaster)
Thomas Threader Garland MBE (7 February 1877 – 7 July 1964) was a New Zealand businessman, broadcaster, Methodist lay preacher and choirmaster. He was born in London, England, on 7 February 1877.[1]
In the 1951 King's Birthday Honours, Garland was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to the community, especially as a conductor of children's choirs.[2] In 1953, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Day, Patrick. "Thomas Threader Garland". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "No. 39245". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 June 1951. p. 3100.
- ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 413. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
 | This business-related New Zealand biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article on a New Zealand singer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1877 births
- 1964 deaths
- New Zealand businesspeople
- New Zealand Methodists
- Singers from London
- 19th-century New Zealand male singers
- English emigrants to New Zealand
- New Zealand Members of the Order of the British Empire
- 20th-century New Zealand male singers
- New Zealand business biography stubs
- New Zealand singer stubs