W. David McIntyre

William David McIntyre OBE (born 1932) is a New Zealand historian. He was a professor in history at the University of Canterbury, in Christchurch, before retiring from that position in 1997.

He is an expert on the constitutional and military histories of the Commonwealth of Nations and British Empire, and it was in this capacity that he is published and has advised governments. He served as special advisor to the Committee on Commonwealth Membership.

In the 1992 Queen's Birthday Honours, McIntyre was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to historical research.

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