Story: Woodhouse, Arthur Owen

A legal legacy

Four men and one woman standing in a line, formally dressed.

Four of Sir Owen Woodhouse’s children followed him into the law. He’s pictured here after admitting his daughter Margaret to the bar in Napier in December 1977. Left to right: Tim Woodhouse, Margaret Woodhouse, John Woodhouse, Sir Owen Woodhouse, Peter Woodhouse.

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Tim Shoebridge. 'Woodhouse, Arthur Owen', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2024. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/6w12/woodhouse-arthur-owen (accessed 19 May 2024)