Neill Aylmer Rattray
Neill Aylmer Rattray of Waimate was appointed a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council on 22 June 1950.
He was appointed as a member of the suicide squad nominated by the First National Government in 1950 to vote for the abolition of the Council. Most of the new members were appointed on 22 June 1950, and served until 31 December 1950 when the Council was abolished.
Rattray was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1946, in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the field during World War II. In the 1964 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, for public services, particularly as president of the New Zealand Counties Association.
