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Biography: Prior, Ian Ambury Miller

The Prior family

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A group of adults posed outdoors, seven standing and three seated.

Ian Prior’s career and social conscience were profoundly shaped by his family and upbringing. Here his parents, Dr Norman and Jessie Prior, are pictured with their children and their children’s spouses in the 1950s. Back row, left to right: Ian McLaren, Elespie Prior (née Forsyth), Ian Prior, Owen Prior, Helen Prior (née Wilson), Arthur Prior, Mary Prior (née Wilkinson). Front row, seated: Elaine McLaren (née Prior), Jessie Prior, Norman Prior.

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Bettina Bradbury. 'Prior, Ian Ambury Miller', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2025. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/47942/the-prior-family (accessed 25 June 2026).