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Jun 21, 1882 Oamaru, Canterbury Region, New Zealand Died on 07 Oct 1974 (aged 92)
New Zealander rugby union player and lawyer (1882-1974)
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About Arthur Ongley
- Arthur Montague "Joe" Ongley (21 June 1882 – 17 October 1974) was a New Zealand lawyer, politician, and cricket and rugby union player and administrator.
- Born in Oamaru, he later lived in Wellington, Napier, and Hokitika, before settling in Feilding.
- He excelled in a number of sports and Ongley Park in Palmerston North, used for cricket and rugby, is named for him.
- His most notable sporting activity was as a cricketer, and he played four first-class matches.
- He served as an administrator on the New Zealand Cricket Council and was the organisation's president.
- He was a solicitor and then barrister in Feilding, and became Crown Solicitor in Palmerston North.
- He was a member of the Feilding Borough council and was the town's mayor from 1913 to 1919.
