Gordon Minhinnick

Who was Gordon Minhinnick?

Sir Gordon Edward George Minhinnick KBE was a New Zealand cartoonist.

He was born at Torpoint, Cornwall, United Kingdom, educated at Kelly College, Devon, and left for New Zealand in 1921 where he studied architecture for four years. In 1926 he joined the New Zealand Free Lance as cartoonist, but soon transferred to the Christchurch Sun and thence to the Auckland Sun. He joined the New Zealand Herald as a political cartoonist in 1930 and although he officially retired in 1976, contributed cartoons to the newspaper for more than another decade.

In June 1950 he was awarded the Order of the British Empire, and in 1976 was Knighted for his services to cartooning.