Arthur Ongley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Arthur Ongley

New Zealander rugby union player and lawyer (1882-1974)

Date of Birth: 21-Jun-1882

Place of Birth: Oamaru, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

Date of Death: 07-Oct-1974

Profession: lawyer, cricketer, rugby union player

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Arthur Montague "Joe" Ongley (21 June 1882 – 17 October 1974) was a New Zealand lawyer, politician, and cricket and rugby union player and administrator.
Born in Oamaru, he later lived in Wellington, Napier, and Hokitika, before settling in Feilding.
He excelled in a number of sports and Ongley Park in Palmerston North, used for cricket and rugby, is named for him.
His most notable sporting activity was as a cricketer, and he played four first-class matches.
He served as an administrator on the New Zealand Cricket Council and was the organisation's president.
He was a solicitor and then barrister in Feilding, and became Crown Solicitor in Palmerston North.
He was a member of the Feilding Borough council and was the town's mayor from 1913 to 1919.