John Ingram

Sir John Henderson Ingram (3 September 1924 – 1 April 2015) was a New Zealand engineer and businessman. He was managing director of New Zealand Steel from 1969 to 1987, and later served as a member of the Waitangi Tribunal. Early life and family Ingram was born in Nelson on 3 September 1924, and was educated at Nelson College from 1935 to 1942. In November 1942, he was called up for service with the armed forces, and he served as flight mechanic in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, attaining the rank of leading aircraftsman. Following World War II, Ingram received a bursary to study at Canterbury University College, from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in mechanical engineering in 1950. In 1948, he won the New Zealand university heavyweight boxing title, and the following year he was awarded a boxing blue by Canterbury University College. In 1952, Ingram married Rosemary Clara Cuningham, who had also attended Canterbury University College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1949. The couple would go on to have three children.