Tibbs in 1903 James William Tibbs CMG (27 October 1855 - 17 February 1924) was a New Zealand school principal, and made a significant contribution to the development of secondary education in that country He served as headmaster of Auckland Grammar School from 1893 to 1922.[1] He was born in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, in 1855.[1] He was buried at Purewa Cemetery in the Auckland suburb of Meadowbank.[2] In the 1923 King's Birthday Honours, Tibbs was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, for services to education.[3] ## References[edit] 1. ^ a b McCulloch, Gary. "James William Tibbs". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017. 2. ^ "Notable graves". Purewa Trust Board. Retrieved 15 February 2021. 3. ^ "No. 32830". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1923. p. 3946. Authority control | * VIAF * 1 * WorldCat | This New Zealand biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. | * v * t * e *[v]: View this template *[t]: Discuss this template *[e]: Edit this template