John Te Herekiekie Grace, Date of Birth, Date of Death

John Te Herekiekie Grace

Ngati Tuwharetoa; interpreter, public servant, community leader, high commissioner

Date of Birth: 28-Jul-1905

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1985

Profession: interpreter

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Sir John Te Herekiekie Grace (28 July 1905 – 11 August 1985) was a New Zealand interpreter, public servant, community leader and New Zealand's first High Commissioner to Fiji.
Of Maori descent, he identified with the Ngati Tuwharetoa iwi.
He was born in Whanganui, New Zealand on 28 July 1905.Grace was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order in the 1954 New Zealand Royal Visit Honours.
In the 1968 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the Maori people and in public affairs.