Vincent Meredith (lawyer)


Sir Vincent Robert Sissons Meredith was a New Zealand lawyer. He was the manager of the New Zealand national rugby union team on their 1935–36 tour of Britain, Ireland and Canada. He was a crown solicitor and was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 1952 New Year Honours.

Early life and family

Born in Whangārei on 31 March 1877, Meredith was the son of Emily Elizabeth Meredith and Henry North Meredith. He was educated at Auckland Grammar School. In 1905, he married Hilda May Staples, and the couple went on to have three children.