OpenLLM-France/wikimedia huggingface dataset:
# Benjamin M. Chiswell

Benjamin Maurice Chiswell (March 7, 1875 – July 26, 1942) was a rear admiral in the United States Coast Guard who served as the first vice commandant from 1929 to 1931.
Chiswell was born at Dickerson, Maryland on March 7, 1875 and entered the Revenue Cutter Service School of Instruction as a cadet on April 10, 1894. He was commissioned as a third lieutenant in the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service on April 27, 1896. On August 11, 1897 Chiswell was promoted to second lieutenant. During the Spanish–American War, he served as navigator aboard USRC Grant. Chiswell was promoted to first lieutenant on June 20, 1904 and captain on July 6, 1911. On September 20, 1913 he assumed command of USRC Onondaga which was homeported at Norfolk, Virginia. While commander, Chiswell discussed the possibility of using aircraft to aid search and rescue missions with junior officers Elmer F. Stone and Norman B. Hall. He later helped Stone attend naval flight training at Pensacola, Florida.
During World War I, Chiswell commanded USS Algonquin based at Gibraltar, for which he was subsequently awarded the Navy Cross. Before the end of the war, he also commanded USS Gresham along the U.S. Atlantic Coast.
In 1921 when U.S. Coast Guard officer ranks were aligned with U.S. Navy ranks, Chiswell was redesignated a lieutenant commander. He was subsequently promoted to commander on January 12, 1923 and then to captain on July 1, 1926.
After serving as Assistant Commandant from 1929 to 1931, Chiswell was given command of the Norfolk Division of the Coast Guard. In October 1932, he assumed command of the New York Division. In early 1933, Chiswell became head of the newly created Eastern Area comprising the Boston, New York and Norfolk Divisions.
At the time of his retirement in October 1934, Chiswell was promoted to rear admiral based on his wartime service record.

## Citations

* ↑ Retired Admiral Dies In Hospital, Newspapers.com
* 1 2 3 Rear Admiral Benjamin M. Chiswell, Notable People, U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
* 1 2 Register of the officers, vessels and stations of the United States Coast Guard, 1915, pp 8–9
* ↑ Record of Movements: Vessels of the United States Coast Guard, 1790-December 31, 1933. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Coast Guard. 1935. p. 490. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
* ↑ Awarding of Medals in the Naval Service. U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Naval Affairs. 1920. pp. 57–58. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
* ↑ United States Coast Guard Roll of Honor (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1919. p. 19. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
* ↑ Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers and Cadets, and Ships and Stations of the United States Coast Guard. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. January 1, 1931. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
* ↑ "To Head Coast Guard Here" (PDF). The New York Times. August 6, 1932. p. 25. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
* ↑ "New Areas Set Up for Coast Guard" (PDF). The New York Times. January 15, 1933. p. 63. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
# 1955 NCAA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1955 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1954–55 NCAA men's ice hockey season, the 8th such tournament in NCAA history. It was held between March 10 and 12, 1955, and concluded with Michigan defeating Colorado College 5–3. All games were played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

## Qualifying teams

Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The two best WIHL teams and a Tri-State League representative received bids into the tournament as did one independent school.
| East | East | East | East | East | East | East | West | West | West | West | West | West | West |
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | Harvard | Independent | 16–2–1 | At-Large | 1st | Never | 1 | Colorado College | WIHL | 21–5–0 | At-Large | 6th | 1952 |
| 2 | St. Lawrence | Tri-State League | 19–3–1 | At-Large | 2nd | 1952 | 2 | Michigan | WIHL | 16–5–1 | At-Large | 8th | 1954 |

## Format

The eastern team judged as better was seeded as the top eastern team while the WIHL champion was given the top western seed. The second eastern seed was slotted to play the top western seed and vice versa. All games were played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace. All matches were Single-game eliminations with the semifinal winners advancing to the national championship game and the losers playing in a consolation game.

## Bracket

| Semifinals March 10–11 | Semifinals March 10–11 | Semifinals March 10–11 | National Championship March 12 | National Championship March 12 | National Championship March 12 |
| E1 | Harvard | 3 | | | |
| W2 | Michigan | 7 | | | |
| W2 | Michigan | 7 | W2 | Michigan | 5 |
| | | | W1 | Colorado College | 3 |
| W1 | Colorado College | 2 | W1 | Colorado College | 3 |
| E2 | St. Lawrence | 1 | Third Place Game | Third Place Game | Third Place Game |
| | | | E1 | Harvard | 6 |
| | | | E2 | St. Lawrence | 3 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### National Championship
#### Colorado College vs. Michigan

Scoring summary :
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | UM | Tom Rendall | unassisted | 02:38 | 1–0 UM |
| 2nd | CC | Phil Hilton | unassisted | 22:28 | 1–1 |
| 2nd | UM | Neil Buchanan | M. Buchanan | 39:23 | 2–1 UM |
| 3rd | UM | Jay Goold | unassisted | 46:18 | 3–1 UM |
| 3rd | CC | Don Wishart | Hubchik | 47:34 | 3–2 UM |
| 3rd | UM | Jerry Karpinka – GW | Dunnigan | 48:31 | 4–2 UM |
| 3rd | CC | Clare Smith | Silverberg | 57:23 | 4–3 UM |
| 3rd | UM | Bill MacFarland – EN | unassisted | 59:57 | 5–3 UM |
Shots by period :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Michigan | 9 | 6 | 11 | 26 |
| Colorado College | 12 | 15 | 23 | 50 |
Goaltenders :
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| UM | Lorne Howes | 47 | 3 | |
| CC | Jeff Simus | 22 | 4 | |
# Athrypsiastis candidella

Athrypsiastis candidella is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found on Borneo. Adults are silvery white, without any markings.
# Athrypsiastis delicata

Athrypsiastis delicata is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1954. It is found in New Guinea.
# Densusianu

Densusianu or Densușianu is a Romanian surname that may refer to:
* Aron Densușianu (1837–1900), literary critic
* Nicolae Densușianu (1846–1911), Romanian ethnologist, brother of Aron
* Ovid Densusianu (1873–1938), Romanian poet, son of Aron
# Microhyla pulchra

Microhyla pulchra is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in northeastern India, southern China, and Southeast Asia south to at least Thailand but possibly as far south as Malaysia and Singapore. It has also been introduced to Guam.
It has many common names, including beautiful pygmy frog, Guangdong rice frog, and marbled pygmy frog. Microhyla pulchra is a common species in suitable habitat, but it is not often seen because it is cryptic and seasonal. It typically occurs near forest edges. It is eaten in Laos.
# Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metres T13

| Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | |
| Classification |||||||
| T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired |||||||
| T/F20: Intellectual disability |||||||
| T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy |||||||
| F40: Les Autres |||||||
| T/F42–46: Amputees |||||||
| T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability |||||||
| Men T/F11–13 |||||||
| Track |||||||
| 100 m | T11 | | T12 | | T13 |
| 200 m | T11 | | T12 | | T13 |
| 400 m | T11 | | T12 | | T13 |
| 800 m | | | T12 | | T13 |
| 1500 m | T11 | | | | T13 |
| 5000 m | T11 | | T12 | | |
| 4×100 m relay | T11–13 | T11–13 | T11–13 | T11–13 | T11–13 |
| Road |||||||
| Marathon | | | T12 | | |
| Field |||||||
| Long jump | F11 | | | | F13 |
| Triple jump | F11 | | F12 | | |
| Shot put | F11–12 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | |
| Discus throw | F11 | | | | |
| Javelin throw | | | F12–13 | F12–13 | F12–13 |
| Women T/F11–13 |||||||
| Track |||||||
| 100 m | T11 | | T12 | | T13 |
| 200 m | T11 | | T12 | | |
| 400 m | | | T12 | | T13 |
| 1500 m | | | T12 | | |
| Field |||||||
| Long jump | F11–12 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | F13 |
| Shot put | F11–12 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | |
| Discus throw | F11–12 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | |
| Javelin throw | | | F12–13 | F12–13 | F12–13 |
The Women's 400 metres T13 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 3 September. The event consisted of a single race.
The T13 category is for athletes with a moderate visual impairment. Athletes in this category have a variety of visual impairments, but can typically recognize contours from a distance of 2 to 6 metres. Athletes in this category do not typically require a guide.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
| World record | Marla Runyan (USA) | 54.46 | 3 January 1995 | Los Angeles, United States |
| Paralympic record | Sanae Benhama (MAR) | 55.56 | 12 September 2008 | Beijing, China |
| Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics |||||
| Paralympic record | Omara Durand (CUB) | 55.12 | 3 September 2012 | |

## Results

Competed 3 September 2012 at 19:00.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| | Omara Durand | Cuba | 55.12 | PR |
| | Somaya Bousaid | Tunisia | 56.83 | SB |
| | Alexandra Dimoglou | Greece | 56.91 | PB |
| 4 | Nantenin Keita | France | 57.64 | SB |
| 5 | Olena Gliebova | Ukraine | 58.44 | PB |
| 6 | Anna Duzikowska | Poland | 1:03.33 | PB |
| 7 | Viviane Soares | Brazil | 1:05.96 | PB |
| | Joana Helena Silva | Brazil | DNF | |
| | Christine Akullo | Uganda | DNS | |
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. PR = Paralympic Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DNF = Did not finish. DNS = Did not start.
# Athletics at the 2015 African Games – Men's shot put

Athletics at the 2015 African Games :
| Track events |||||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | | women |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events |||||
| Half marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| Field events |||||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events |||||
| Heptathlon | | women |
| Decathlon | men | |
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The men's shot put event at the 2015 African Games was held on 14 September.

## Results

| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
| | Franck Elemba | Republic of the Congo | 19.87 | x | 19.88 | 20.25 | x | 19.38 | 20.25 | GR, NR |
| | Mohamed Magdi Hamza | Egypt | 17.96 | 18.14 | 18.55 | 19.52 | x | 19.78 | 19.78 | |
| | Jaco Engelbrecht | South Africa | 18.61 | 19.55 | x | 19.02 | x | x | 19.55 | |
| 4 | Yawo Adantor | Togo | 16.18 | 16.44 | 16.60 | 16.76 | 17.64 | x | 17.64 | NR |
| 5 | Bernard Baptiste | Mauritius | 16.55 | 16.10 | x | 15.62 | 15.58 | 16.08 | 16.55 | NR |
| 6 | Timothée Lingani | Burkina Faso | 15.39 | 16.11 | x | 16.12 | x | x | 16.12 | NR |
# Terry Foster

Terry Foster is an American sports columnist and radio personality in Detroit. He co-hosted Valenti & Foster on WXYT-FM The Ticket, a sports radio station, with Mike Valenti for 13 years until his retirement. It can be listened to worldwide (minus CBS restrictions) on The Ticket's website. Foster wrote a book called 100 Things Tiger Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die. He also co-wrote The Great Detroit Sports Debate with fellow Detroit writer Drew Sharp. He is a sports columnist for The Detroit News and also writes enterprise pieces on the Detroit Lions, a twice a week page two column and daily blog at detnews.com. He began his broadcasting career in the 1990s on WDFN in Detroit before moving to WXYT. Of the many broadcasters who have moved between the Detroit sports radio rivals, only Foster has worked at WDFN twice and WXYT twice.
A native Detroiter, he began his journalism career in 1981 with The Grand Rapids Press. He later moved to the Detroit Free Press in 1982, where he covered high school sports in Macomb County. He stayed with the Free Press until 1988, when he left for The Detroit News after being approached by the newspaper for the second time. He earned his journalism degree from Central Michigan University and was once was a bartender and short order cook at the Lindell Athletic Club in downtown Detroit.
From 1988 to 1994, he was the Pistons beat writer for The Detroit News during the Bad Boys era. During that time he also covered Michigan Wolverines football, golf, tennis and auto racing. Foster has covered: Super Bowls, World Series, NBA Finals, Stanley Cup Finals, 1996 Summer Olympics, and Wimbledon. Foster has also contributed to other broadcasts and the Grand Rapids Press. In 2006, Valenti and Foster broadcast from the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy.
Foster is an active member of the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association, founded in 1948 by pioneer Detroit Tigers announcer Ty Tyson. He started a public diary at TerryFostersblog.com.
On Monday, August 22, 2016, The Detroit News announced that Terry Foster had suffered a mild stroke and would return to the air on 97.1 The Ticket beginning October 3, 2016. Foster didn't end up returning to the show until January, 2017. He announced his retirement on April 20, 2017.
# Attulus eskovi

Attulus eskovi is a jumping spider species in the family Salticidae that was first described in 1995.

## Etymology

The species is named after Kirill Eskov, who collected most of the type material and information on its habitat.

## Distribution

The holotype was found in the Kurile Islands and the species is known from Primorsky Krai in the Russian Far East and Sakhalin. Logunov & Wesołowska speculate that it is probable that it also occurs in Japan and Korea.
# Mike Blum

Mike Blum (October 24, 1942 – December 16, 2008) was a Canadian football player in the Canadian Football League. He played five seasons for the Toronto Argonauts between 1968 and 1974, and in 1972 earned a Grey Cup ring with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Toronto on December 15, 2008
# Dendrocnide cordifolia

Dendrocnide cordifolia, commonly known as the stinging tree, is a plant in the nettle family Urticaceae endemic to the Atherton Tablelands, southwest of Cairns, Queensland. Contact with the plant (like many others in the family) results in a painful sting, however the intensity and duration of the pain from this plant is extreme.

## Description

D. cordifolia is a straggly perennial shrub growing up to 10 m (33 ft) high, and the entire plant is covered with stinging hairs. It has large cordate leaves measuring up to 25 cm (9.8 in) long by 22 cm (8.7 in) wide, with toothed margins and petioles (leaf stems) almost as long as the leaf blade itself.
The inflorescences are up to 6 cm (2.4 in) long and bisexual, i.e. consisting of both staminate (functionally male) and pistillate (functionally female) flowers. The flowers are quite small, about 1.5–2 mm (0.06–0.08 in) wide.
The fruit are achenes about 1.5 mm (0.059 in) long. They are partly surrounded by a white, globular, fleshy body derived from the swollen pedicel and is somewhat similar in appearance a small white raspberry.

## Taxonomy

This species was first described as Laportea cordifolia in 1959 by the Australian botanist Lindsay Stuart Smith and was published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland His description was based on a specimen he collected in 1957 near Atherton, Queensland. In 1969 the Singaporean botanist Wee-Lek Chew, in his paper titled Laportia and Allied Genera, merged L. cordifolia with Dendrocnide cordata and for almost 30 years that remained the status quo. However, in 1997, the Australian botanists Betsy Jackes and Marina Hurley showed that there were errors in Chew's work, and published a paper in Austrobaileya which reinstated L. cordifolia as a distinct species, but under the new combination that remains today, i.e. Dendrocnide cordifolia.

### Etymology

The genus name Dendrocnide is derived from the Ancient Greek words déndron, meaning "tree", and knídē, meaning "stinging needle". The species epithet cordifolia is a Latin word derived from cor (heart) and folium (leaf), which is a reference to the heart-shaped leaves of this species.

## Distribution and habitat

D. cordifolia is restricted to a small part of north-eastern Queensland, specifically the Atherton Tableland and nearby areas, at elevations from 100 to 1,200 m (330 to 3,940 ft). It grows as an understory plant in disturbed areas of rainforest, such as treefalls, creek margins, roadsides, and man-made clearings.

## Conservation

This species is listed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science as least concern. As of 28 March 2021, it has not been assessed by the IUCN.

## Toxicity

D. cordifolia produces intense pain when a person comes into contact with any part of the plant, very similar to the more well-known and closely related D. moriodes. A detailed discussion of the toxicity of both of these plants can be found in the D. moroides article.
# Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Women's marathon T12

Marathon at the 2024 Summer Paralympics :
* Men's · T12 · T54 · Women's · T12 · T54
The women's marathon T12 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, took place on 8 September 2024.

## Classification

The event is open to T11 and T12 classified athletes.T11 is for visually impaired athletes with a LogMAR score of 2.60 and above. T12 is for visually impaired athletes with a LogMAR range from 1.50-2.60, and/or a maximum visual acuity range of 10 degrees. Athletes may choose to run with a guide.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows: T11 Records
| World Record | Louzanne Coetzee (RSA) | 3:11:13 | Tokyo | 5 September 2021 |
| Paralympic Record | Louzanne Coetzee (RSA) | 3:11:13 | Tokyo | 5 September 2021 |
T12 Records
| World Record | Misato Michishita (JPN) | 2:54:13 | Hōfu | 20 December 2020 |
| Paralympic Record | Misato Michishita (JPN) | 3:00:50 | Tokyo | 5 September 2021 |

## Results
### Final

The event took place on 8 September 2024:
| Rank | Class | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| | T12 | Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi | Morocco | 2:48:36 | WR |
| | T12 | Meryem En-Nourhi Guide: Abdelhadi El Harti | Morocco | 2:58:18 | PB |
| | T12 | Misato Michishita | Japan | 3:04:23 | SB |
| 4 | T12 | Rosario Gangloff | France | 3:13:50 | |
| 5 | T12 | Edneusa de Jesus Santos Guide: Allesandro Souza | Brazil | 3:17:40 | |
| 6 | T12 | Ausra Garunksnyte Guide: Linas Mikalainis | Lithuania | 3:18:41 | SB |
| 7 | T11 | Louzanne Coetzee Guide: Claus Kempen | South Africa | 3:25:53 | SB |
| 8 | T12 | Maria del Carmen Paredes Rodriguez Guide: Lorenzo Sanchez Martin | Spain | 3:36:29 | |
| — | T12 | Elena Congost Guide: Mia Carol Bruguera | Spain | DQ | R7.9.5 |
| — | T11 | He Shanshan | China | DQ | R49.6(b) |
| Source: ||||||
Notes: He Shansan-R49.6(b) - Athlete must cross the finish line in front of the guide runner
Elena Congost-R7.9.5 - Failure of athlete/guide runner to comply with Rule 7.9 (i.e. releasing tether before finish, shortening tether)
# Dendrolaelaps sitalaensis

Dendrolaelaps sitalaensis is a species of mite in the family Digamasellidae.
# Deorali Gewog

Deorali Gewog is a former gewog (village block) of Dagana District, Bhutan. It also comprises part of Lhamoy Zingkha Dungkhag, along with Lhamoy Zingkha and Nichula Gewogs.
In 2007, Lhamoy Zingkha Dungkhag was formally transferred from Sarpang Dzongkhag to Dagana Dzongkhag, affecting the town of Lhamozingkha and three constituent gewogs – Lhamozingkha, Deorali and Nichula (Zinchula) – that formed the westernmost part of Sarpang and became the southernmost part of Dagana.
# Dennis Hadley Currie

Dennis Hadley Currie (22 July 1874 – 26 March 1928) was a United States military officer. He was mainly involved with the United States Artillery and served in various parts of the country, as well as during the U.S. occupation of Veracruz (1914).

## Early life and education

Currie was born on 22 July 1874 to Angus Currie and his wife in Glen Rose, Texas. He attended Glen Rose High School and later a nearby small college. In 1901, he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point. Currie was also a graduate of the Infantry and Cavalry School (1907) and Army Staff College (1908) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

## Military career

After graduating from West Point, Currie was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Artillery Corps (later known as the Field Artillery) on 2 February 1901. A few years later, he advanced to first lieutenant in 1905 and then captain of the 3rd Field Artillery in 1911. Most of Currie's career was spent within the artillery and he was posted at various military posts during 1908–1917, including: Fort Sheridan in Illinois, Fort Sam Houston in Texas, Fort Sill in Oklahoma and the Schofield Barracks in Hawaii. Between 1911 and 1912, Currie served as inspector-instructor of the Militia in Colorado, Utah, California and Oregon. On 23 December 1913 he joined the Signal Corps, serving as a commander from 1914 to 1915 in Texas City, Texas, and Vera Cruz, Mexico. Later on 3 October 1917, Currie became part of the General Staff and was stationed in both Washington, D.C., and France until 15 May 1918, when he was promoted to colonel of field artillery of the National Army. A few months later, Currie was promoted to brigadier general on 1 October 1918. He retired due to a disability on 31 December 1922. Towards the end of his career Currie returned to Fort Sill, where he was commandant of the Field Artillery School, which he also helped organize and initiate.

## Personal life and death

Currie was married and had two children, son William Ross Curie and daughter Annie Virginia Currie. He suffered from an illness throughout his life, which delayed his graduation from West Point. This illness also caused his early retirement and eventually contributed to Currie's early death at the age of 53 in Piedmont, California, on 26 March 1928. He was buried at the San Francisco National Cemetery three days later. Though a lieutenant colonel at the time of his military retirement, he was posthumously advanced to brigadier general in June 1930 having served temporarily at that rank from October 1918 to June 1919 during World War I.
# Dennis Hale

Dennis Hale may refer to:
* Dennis Hale (political scientist), associate professor of political science at Boston College
* Dennis Hale (rugby league), New Zealand former international rugby league referee
* Dennis Hale (vocalist) (1922–1960), English vocalist
* Dennis Hale (1940–2015), the sole survivor of the sinking of the SS Daniel J. Morrell
# São Miguel dos Campos

São Miguel dos Campos-AL is a municipality located in the eastern half of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population was 61,797 as of 2020 estimates and its area is 361 km².
# Walter Hurst

Walter Edmund Wilmshurst Hurst CBE (1912–1987) was an Anglican priest in the mid 20th century.
Hurst was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1936. After curacies at Drumachose and Lower Hutt he was a Chaplain to the New Zealand Armed Forces during World War II. When peace returned he held incumbencies at Waiwhetū, Stratford and New Plymouth. He was Dean of Dunedin from 1956 to 1963; and Dean of Wellington from 1963 to 1977.
In the 1976 Queen's Birthday Honours, Hurst was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the community.