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Wilfrid Sim
Sir Wilfrid Joseph Sim (3 November 1890 – 5 November 1974) was a New Zealand lawyer and soldier. Sim was born in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand in 1890. William Sim was his father. Before WWI, he lived in Dunedin and when his former business partner, John Findlay (New Zealand politician), John Findlay, was hesitant to take him on again after the war, Sim moved to Christchurch and joined Duncan, Henry Cotterill (lawyer), Cotterill and Company as a partner. Sim was appointed King's Counsel on 19 July 1939 and moved to Wellington. He was appointed an St John International, Officer of the Order of St John in 1946. In the 1951 New Year Honours (New Zealand), 1951 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Order of the British Empire, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for public services. Sim was a Christchurch City Councillor from 1925 to 1927. He was a member of the New Zealand National Party, National Party and served as its president for seven years from 1944 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilfrid Sim 1914 (cropped)
Wilfrid ( – 709 or 710) was an English bishop and saint. Born a Northumbrian noble, he entered religious life as a teenager and studied at Lindisfarne, at Canterbury, in Francia, and at Rome; he returned to Northumbria in about 660, and became the abbot of a newly founded monastery at Ripon. In 664 Wilfrid acted as spokesman for the Roman position at the Synod of Whitby, and became famous for his speech advocating that the Roman method for calculating the date of Easter should be adopted. His success prompted the king's son, Alhfrith, to appoint him Bishop of Northumbria. Wilfrid chose to be consecrated in Gaul because of the lack of what he considered to be validly consecrated bishops in England at that time. During Wilfrid's absence Alhfrith seems to have led an unsuccessful revolt against his father, Oswiu of Northumbria, Oswiu, leaving a question mark over Wilfrid's appointment as bishop. Before Wilfrid's return Oswiu had appointed Saint Chad, Ceadda in his place, res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
