Story: Coates, Joseph Gordon

John Henry Rushworth Jellicoe (left) and Joseph Gordon Coates

John Henry Rushworth Jellicoe (left) and Joseph Gordon Coates

John Henry Rushworth Jellicoe (left) had a close association with New Zealand, first as an imperial advisor on naval policy in 1919, then as governor general from 1920 to 1924, and finally as a New Zealand delegate to the Geneva Naval Conference in 1927. He is seen here with politician Joseph Gordon Coates (right).

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How to cite this page:

Michael Bassett. 'Coates, Joseph Gordon', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/3c24/coates-joseph-gordon (accessed 26 April 2024)