Haddon Donald

Haddon Vivian Donald (born 20 March 1917) is a former New Zealand soldier, businessman and politician of the National Party.

Biography
Donald was born in 1917 at Masterton and was educated at Nelson College from 1930 to 1932.

During World War II he was an officer in the 22nd Battalion, rising to the rank of lieutenant-colonel. He was awarded the Military Cross in 1942 and the Distinguished Service Order in 1945. In 1947 he was made an Officer of the Legion of Merit by the United States president. Donald later wrote about his experiences soldiering in Greece, Crete and Egypt in the book In Peace and War: A Civilian Soldier's Story, published in 2005.

He represented the Wairarapa electorate from 1963 and held it to 1969, when he was defeated.

In his business career Donald worked for his family firm of Donald Presses Ltd for 50 years, and was chairman of the company from 1970 to 1986. He captained the New Zealand rifle team on five occasions.