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Esme Tombleson (Esme Irene Lawson) was born on 1 August, 1917 in Sydney, Australia, is a New Zealand politician. Discover Esme Tombleson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 92 years old?

Popular As Esme Irene Lawson
Occupation civil service, Member of Parliament
Age 92 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 1 August 1917
Birthday 1 August
Birthplace Sydney, Australia
Date of death 30 July, 2010
Died Place Gisborne, New Zealand
Nationality Australia

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1917

Esme Irene Tombleson (née Lawson; 1 August 1917 – 30 July 2010) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.

An Australian child prodigy who recited Shakespeare, she had a career in theatre and ballet.

During the war, her sharp mind and strong memory was recognised, and she became a civil servant.

She came to New Zealand through marriage, and lived on rural land near Gisborne.

She represented the electorate in Parliament for 12 years, and was prominent as a campaigner for multiple sclerosis.

She was born in Sydney in 1917 and educated there.

She received her education at the Sydney Church of England Girls Grammar School in Darlinghurst, the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and the Imperial School of Ballet in London.

She was taken around Australia as a child prodigy by her mother, reciting Shakespeare.

She was involved in various ballet, opera and theatre companies.

During World War II she served in the Women's Auxiliary Signalling Corps in Sydney, where her sharp memory was recognised.

She became secretary of the Manpower Advisory Committee.

1951

She came to New Zealand in 1951 when she married Tom Tombleson, a Gisborne farmer.

They had met at Franz Josef while on holiday.

She was a headstrong person and as a public servant, she had been in a position of power.

As she knew nothing about farming, this was an area where her husband was a clear superior to her, and she found the experience interesting.

They lived on Burnage Station, some 75 km from Gisborne.

She had to teach herself how to cook, created a massive flower garden without ever having been a gardener before, and taught rural children ballet.

This was not fulfilling her, so she started to take an interest in politics.

Tombleson was selected as a National Party candidate shortly before the in the Gisborne electorate, when the previous candidate suffered a heart attack.

She defeated the incumbent, Labour's Reginald Keeling, in the marginal seat.

At the time, she was the only woman on the National caucus.

After Mary Grigg and Hilda Ross, she was the third female National MP.

She was joined by another female in the National caucus at the next general election in, Rona Stevenson.

Tombleson had a passion for fishing and when she was offered the role of Associate Minister of Social Welfare, she turned down the offer, as she wanted to be Minister of Fisheries.

1961

Tombleson was a co-founder of the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society in 1961.

1965

She led the 1965 delegation to the 54th conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; she was the first woman to lead a New Zealand delegation to the IPU.

She was defeated by Trevor Davey in the.

1975

She was president of the organisation (1975–1982) and founded the Gisborne–East Coast branch in 1988.

For many years, she was on the executive of the International Federation of the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

She was able to control meetings, as she had learned during her theatre training how to project her voice.

When her hearing got worse later in life, her voice grew even louder.

1977

Tombleson was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services in the 1977 Queen's Silver Jubilee and Birthday Honours.

1987

She received the "rarely awarded" gold medal for distinguished services to multiple sclerosis in 1987.

1990

She was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal in 1990, and made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1993 New Year Honours, for services to multiple sclerosis and the community.

1993

Also in 1993, she was awarded the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal.

2010

She died on 30 July 2010 in Gisborne.

The MS Society of New Zealand offers Esme Tombleson Awards at its annual general meetings.